General extenders in Latin

General extenders are a subset of pragmatic markers that includes items such as Eng. and stuff like that, and everything, or something. In many languages they are typically phrase- or clause-final expressions with a structural template consisting of a conjunction plus a generic nominal (or a proform), with an optional comparative or similative phrase. Like other pragmatic devices, general extenders cover a wide range of functions and meanings, which are highly context dependent. These features have been deeply investigated in native English discourse, while research on their role at the textual level has been minimal. In addition, many studies quote et cetera as a typical example, but no attempt has been made so far to investigate this kind of expressions in Latin. The aim of this chapter is to collect the Latin expressions that can be employed as general extenders, and to discuss questions concerning the structures and their variation, their functions in the organization of the text, and their pragmaticalization.