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1 online resource (620 pages) |
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Linguistic Biblical Studies |
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Linguistic biblical studies.
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Preface; Abbreviations; Glossary; Overview; Part 1. The Discourse Pragmatics of Speech Margins-A Survey of Research; Introduction; Chapter 1. Research on Classical and Medieval Languages; 1.1. Biblical Hebrew; 1.2. Other Ancient Near Eastern Languages; 1.3. Classical Greek; 1.4. New Testament Greek; 1.5. Latin; 1.6. Medieval Western Languages; 1.7. Conclusions; Chapter 2. Research on Modern English; Introduction; 2.1. Functional Taxonomies; 2.2. Formal Taxonomies; 2.3. Conversational Historical Present; 2.4. Constituent Order; 2.5. Conclusions |
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Chapter 3. Research on Other Modern Western Languages3.1. French; 3.2. Spanish; 3.3. German; 3.4. Others; 3.5. Conclusions; Chapter 4. Research on Modern Non-Western Languages; Introduction; 4.1. Sociocultural Contexts; 4.2. Status of the Utterance; 4.3. Participant Tracking; 4.4. Conversational Dynamics; 4.5. Narrative Context; 4.6. Miscellany; 4.7. Conclusions; Part 2. The Representation of Speech Events in Chariton's Callirhoe; Introduction; Chapter 5. An Overview of the Literary Criticism of Chariton; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Ancient Greek Romances; 5.3. Date of Composition |
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5.4. Literary Setting5.5. Plot and Structure; 5.6. Theme and Purpose; 5.7. Readership; 5.8. Literary Style; Chapter 6. A Pilot Study of Speech Representation in Chariton Books 1-2; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Continuum of Speech Representation Modes; 6.3. Data Gathering; 6.4. Speech Report Verbs: Outside Direct Discourse; 6.5. Speech Report Verbs: Embedded in Direct Discourse; 6.6. Conclusion; Chapter 7. The Textual Criticism of Chariton in Relation to Speech Margins; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Identification of Textual Corruptions; 7.3. Speech Margins with Textual Uncertainties |
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7.4. Evaluation of the Data7.5. Conclusion; Chapter 8. The Discourse Pragmatics of Chariton's Speech Margins; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Conversation Analysis; 8.3. Monologic Direct Speech; 8.4. Simple Exchanges; 8.5. Complex and Compound Exchanges; 8.6. Conclusions; Part 3. The Representation of Speech Events in the Acts of the Apostles; Introduction; Chapter 9. A Pilot Study of the Representation of Speech Events in Acts 8-14; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Database; 9.3. Results; 9.4. Excursus: Participles, Aspect, Temporality, Grounding; Chapter 10. Database of Direct Speech in Acts |
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10.1. Introduction10.2. Monologic Direct Speech; 10.3. Conversational Direct Speech; 10.4. Textual Criticism; Chapter 11. Reported Conversation in Acts; 11.1. Introduction; 11.2. Simple Exchanges; 11.3. Compound and Complex Exchanges; 11.4. Conclusion; 11.5. Excursus: Genesis LXX and Life of Aesop; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources |
| Summary |
In The Representation of Speech Events in Chariton's Callirhoe and the Acts of the Apostles, Adrian T. Smith summarizes cross-linguistic research on how narrators introduce direct speech, and applies this research to Chariton and to Acts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Chariton. De Chaerea et Callirrhoe. English.
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| SUBJECT |
Bible. Acts
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Bible. Acts fast |
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De Chaerea et Callirrhoe (Chariton) fast |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Indirect discourse.
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Speech acts (Linguistics) -- Religious aspects.
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Discourse markers.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
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Discourse markers
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Indirect discourse
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Speech acts (Linguistics) -- Religious aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004274891 |
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9004274898 |
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9789004273207 |
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9004273204 |
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