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by Hefin J. Jones
July 18th, 2013, 2:58 am
Forum: Grammars
Topic: Funk - A Beginning-Intermediate Grammar of Hellenistic Greek
Replies: 32
Views: 51390

Re: Funk - A Beginning-Intermediate Grammar of Hellenistic G

As a dabbler in matters greek and linguistic it seems to me that Bloomfieldian Descriptive Linguistics was a bigger influence on BIGHG than Generativism - note the references to Gleason in numerous places in the work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Allan_Gleason_(linguist) http://www.glottopedia...
by Hefin J. Jones
July 6th, 2013, 2:14 am
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: The term "Emphasis"
Replies: 5
Views: 2143

Re: The term "Emphasis"

I'm not sure that Mike Aubrey has got that quite right. I'm a bit of a newbie to Discourse Grammar (though many many years ago was partially inducted into a particular school of pragmatics that gets passing mention in Steve Runge's book, namely Relevance Theory) but on my reading I think Steve would...
by Hefin J. Jones
July 4th, 2013, 9:07 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hefin J. Jones
Replies: 4
Views: 3287

Re: Hefin J. Jones

Good to see that you're still about! Not only that, but you're a "global moderator"
by Hefin J. Jones
July 4th, 2013, 4:16 am
Forum: Pragmatics and Discourse
Topic: Koine Discourse Analysis/Grammar Essentials+
Replies: 1
Views: 2570

Koine Discourse Analysis/Grammar Essentials+

Hi Folks Anyone compiled or want to suggest a graded list of essential reading on Koine Discourse Analysis/Discourse Grammar? It would be a real help to a newbie like myself who has read a fair chunk of S. Runge's DGGNT but wants to get a more rounded picture of the field and a little understanding ...
by Hefin J. Jones
July 3rd, 2013, 1:53 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hefin J. Jones
Replies: 4
Views: 3287

Hefin J. Jones

Hi Folks My name is Hefin Jones - some of the folk who've been on this list for years might remember me from my time on the list back in the early-mid naughties. I'm a Welshman currently resident in Sydney, Australia. A graduate of the University of London (Computing & Cognition), and of Moore T...

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