Discourse Markers in Early Koine Greek : Cognitive-Functional Analysis and LXX Translation Technique
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| Title: | Discourse Markers in Early Koine Greek : Cognitive-Functional Analysis and LXX Translation Technique |
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| Description: | Using a cognitive-functional linguistic framework and cross-linguistic research on discourse markers, Christopher J. Fresch investigates the use of five discourse markers in the documentary papyri of the third to first centuries BCE and the Greek translations of the Hebrew Bible. Through this analysis, Fresch proposes linguistically grounded descriptions for how each discourse marker uniquely functions to guide readers in how they process and comprehend the text. Based on these descriptions, he examines the instances of these discourse markers in the Greek translation of the Minor Prophets and how the translator used them to render the Hebrew text. Fresch presents a picture of a translator who selected discourse markers based on their own understanding of the structure, flow, and meaning of the underlying Hebrew text. Their use attests to a translator who was contextually aware and who desired to produce a translation in idiomatic Koine. |
| Authors: | Christopher J. Fresch |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Hebrew language--Translating into Greek, Biblical, Discourse markers, Greek language, Biblical--Discourse analysis, Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.)--Discourse analysis |
| Categories: | RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics, RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Language Study |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Using a cognitive-functional linguistic framework and cross-linguistic research on discourse markers, Christopher J. Fresch investigates the use of five discourse markers in the documentary papyri of the third to first centuries BCE and the Greek translations of the Hebrew Bible. Through this analysis, Fresch proposes linguistically grounded descriptions for how each discourse marker uniquely functions to guide readers in how they process and comprehend the text. Based on these descriptions, he examines the instances of these discourse markers in the Greek translation of the Minor Prophets and how the translator used them to render the Hebrew text. Fresch presents a picture of a translator who selected discourse markers based on their own understanding of the structure, flow, and meaning of the underlying Hebrew text. Their use attests to a translator who was contextually aware and who desired to produce a translation in idiomatic Koine. |
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| ISBN: | 9781628375428 9781628375435 9781628375442 |
