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- January 7th, 2012, 3:51 pm
- Forum: Pragmatics and Discourse
- Topic: ὁ Ἰησοῦς· The article with proper names
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32783
Re: ὁ Ἰησοῦς· The article with proper names
Proper names are already definite, so the article performs different functions. My sense is that the use of the article with proper names is multifaceted, but there are some tendencies. ... For declinable names, the article tends to be used with topics and/or given referents, and the articles tend ...
- January 7th, 2012, 2:25 pm
- Forum: Pragmatics and Discourse
- Topic: ὁ Ἰησοῦς· The article with proper names
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32783
Re: ὁ Ἰησοῦς· The article with proper names
Yes and here I have to disagree slightly with Funk's grammar, or at least the way it is phrased, because I do not believe the article serves any function of specifying case that is intentional on the part of the author, which means that one should not expect it to be used more often for indeclinabl...
- January 3rd, 2012, 5:51 pm
- Forum: Greek Language and Linguistics
- Topic: The terms, "Biblical Greek" and "NT Greek"
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21388
Re: The terms, "Biblical Greek" and "NT Greek"
Funk is easily the first *teaching* grammar that uses surrounding literature consistently. I don't want to cast any shadows on Funk's work, but I want to avoid providing the impression that Funk's BIGHG uses non-biblical literature frequently. BIGHG 's abundant examples from the Greek New Testament...
- January 3rd, 2012, 1:24 pm
- Forum: Greek Language and Linguistics
- Topic: The terms, "Biblical Greek" and "NT Greek"
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21388
Re: The terms, "Biblical Greek" and "NT Greek"
I wholly agree with everything Susan has said above, and I have no notion of changing the forum's moniker to something like "Hellenistic Greek Forum" -- a surefire way to drive away several of the subscribers we have! The point made by KathyMac, however, is one that I think is spot on: th...
- December 24th, 2011, 12:51 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: The Epistemology of Linguistics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10554
Re: The Epistemology of Linguistics
I think the definition of linguistics as a study of language as a system is quite broad and standard. Language as a system consists of subsystems like phonology, morphology, syntax, discourse, semantics, and pragmatics. I have a Ph.D. in linguistics, so I would be very interested in hearing of a de...
- December 23rd, 2011, 12:41 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: The Epistemology of Linguistics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10554
Re: The Epistemology of Linguistics
As a linguist I would like to assert that linguistics proper, what Saussure called langue, is clear and precise. It is the study of the system of language. It is the study of the grammar all native speakers have in their minds. Sociolinguistics is not linguistics proper, it exists at the intersecti...
- December 16th, 2011, 9:13 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: Middle Voice Categories
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2684
Re: Middle Voice Categories
I went through Louw-Nida to get a list of speech act middles. I wonder if one could do something similar with the other categories? Stephen Speech act middles are probably the easiest to do this with. Mental activities (volitional) and mental processes (non-volitional) are really mixed up in domain...
- December 11th, 2011, 8:30 pm
- Forum: New Testament
- Topic: John 21 ἀγαπάω / φιλέω
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11529
Re: Gal 4:3 ἦμεν and ἤμεθα
Gotcha. So, you're saying he was offended because he was reminded of the denial? I thought that he wasn't offended at the question “ἀγαπᾷς με;” but was offended at the “φιλεῖς με;” because it implied that they had no intimate connection. I guess everyone has their opinions about that chapter, eh? (...
- November 12th, 2011, 9:23 pm
- Forum: Seen on the Web
- Topic: Etymological New Testament
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6766
Re: Etymological New Testament
I, personally, love the review by the author's "unbiased wife."
- November 11th, 2011, 2:47 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: verbal aspect (split from Beginner's Forum)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 15162
Re: verbal aspect (split from Beginner's Forum)
1. I suspect the historical present is the reason you use "non-past" instead of "present"? In light of Runge's paper, would it be wrong to simply say "present" here? It has less to do with the HP and more to do with morphology: ἐ-stem-[secondary endings] doesn't mark a...