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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461435003321

Autore

Black Stephanie L.

Titolo

Sentence conjunction in the Gospel of Matthew : kai, de, tote, gar, syn [i.e. oun], and asyndeton in narrative discourse / / Stephanie L. Black

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Sheffield Academic, , [2002]

©2002

ISBN

1-283-19543-7

9786613195432

0-567-24505-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (425 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 216

Studies in New Testament Greek ; ; 9

Disciplina

226.2066

Soggetti

Greek language, Biblical - Conjunctions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [396]-408) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; A LINGUISTIC FRAMEWORK; The Study of the Gospels Is the Study of Language; Sentence Conjunctions in Matthew's Gospel; Previous Studies; Linguistic Models; A Linguistic Framework; Chapter 2; WHAT Do SENTENCE CONJUNCTIONS 'MEAN'?; Recent Studies; What Do Conjunctions Add to Discourse?; What Kind of Meaning Do Conjunctions Convey?; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 3; METHODOLOGY; Introduction: Probabilistic Grammar; Research Design; The Database; Evaluating the Data; Corpus Linguistics and Gospel Studies; Chapter 4; Kαi: UNMARKED CONTINUITY

Frequency of Kα i'Meaning' of Kαi; Evidence from Matthew's Gospel; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 5; Δε:́ Low- TO MID-LEVEL DISCONTINUITY; What Does δАЕ 'Mean'?; Evidence from Matthew's Gospel; Summary and Application; Chapter 6; ASYNDETON: SPEECH MARGINS AND NARRATIVE BREAKS; Introduction; ' Continuous' Use; 'Discontinuous' Use; Multivariate Analysis; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 7; TOTε ́: MARKED CONTINUITY; Introduction; TOTε ́in Matthew's Narrative Framework; Discourse Functions of Totε ́in



Matthew's Narrative Framework; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 8

Tαp AND ouv: 'OFF-LINE' INFERENCEIntroduction: Tαp and ouv in Narrative; Procedural Meaning of yαp and ouv; Tαp; Ouv; Tαp and ouv in Exposition: Imperatives; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 9; SENTENCE CONJUNCTIONS AS A LINGUISTIC SYSTEM: COMMENTS ON MATTHEW 8.1-9.34; Sentence Conjunctions as a Linguistic System; Analysis of Matthew 8.1-9.34; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 10; CONCLUSIONS; Review of Sentence Conjunctions; Contributions of this Study; Suggestions for Further Research; APPENDIX I; CROSS-TABULATION TABLES; APPENDIX II

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHOICE OF CONJUNCTION IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEWBibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

An application of current linguistic research on discourse markers to sentence conjunctions in Matthew's Gospel. This treatment combines linguistic insights with a detailed examination of Matthew's use of kai, de and similar conjunctions in narrative passages, culminating in a verse by verse commentary on the structure of Matthew's ;miracle chapters', Matthew 8-9. Black breaks new ground in linguistic theory by modelling the interplay between features such as sentence conjunction, word order, and verb tense in the portrayal of continuity and discontinuity in Greek narrative. A volume of intere