Discourse Features of New Testament Greek: A Coursebook on the Information Structure of New Testament Greek
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556710933 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 316 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Discourse features are illustrated from passages of the New Testament. They do not need extensive knowledge of Greek vocabulary, but do need the ability to identify the case of a noun, the tense-aspect of a verb, and to distinguish participial, relative, and main clauses. Levinsohn, with expertise in both New Testament Greek and discourse analysis, wrote this coursebook for use in classroom lectures and discussion groups, as well as for self-instruction. Dr. Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionAbbreviationsPart I: Constituent OrderCoherence and DiscontinuitiesPoints of DepartureConstituent Order in the CommentMore on Constituent OrderPart II: Sentence ConjunctionsKai and Ae in NarrativeTote, Non-Conjunctive Kai, and Te SolitariumThematic Development in Non-Narrative TextPart III: Patterns of ReferenceParticipant ReferenceThe Article with SubstantivesPart IV: Backgrounding and Highlighting DevicesBackgrounding of SentencesBackgrounding Within SentencesHighlighting and the Historical PresentPart V: The Reporting of ConversationThe Default Strategy for Reporting ConversationsMore on Reported Conversations in the Synoptic Gospels and ActsReported Conversations in John s GospelThree Ways of Rep
Levinsohn is an expert in both New Testament Greek and discourse analysis and is an International Linguistics Consultant with SIL International. Dr. in Linguistic Science from the University of Reading (England) in 1980.. He did fieldwork in Colombia from 1968 to 1998 with the Inga (Quechuan) people, and directs linguistic and "Discourse for Translation" workshops in different pa
He received his Ph.D. He did fieldwork in Colombia from 1968 to 1998 with the Inga (Quechuan) people, and directs linguistic and "Discourse for Translation" workshops in different parts of West Africa and Latin America. in Linguistic Science from the University of Reading (England) in 1980.. Levinsohn is an expert in both New Testament Greek and discourse analysis and is an International Linguistics Consultant with SIL International. About the AuthorDr
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