Linguistic Theory and the Biblical Text / William A. Ross, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ross, William A., editor.

Series:

Cambridge Semitic languages and cultures ; Volume 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew language--Grammar, Historical.

Hebrew language.

Greek language, Biblical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 348 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

"This volume is the result of the 2021 session of the Linguistics and the Biblical Text research group of the Institute for Biblical Research, which addresses the history, relevance, and prospects of broad theoretical linguistic frameworks in the field of biblical studies. Cognitive Linguistics, Functional Grammar, generative linguistics, historical linguistics, complexity theory, and computational analysis are each allotted a chapter, outlining the key theoretical commitments of each approach, their major concepts and/or methods, and their important contributions to contemporary study of the biblical text."-- Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction / Elizabeth Robar

Generative Linguistics as a Theoretical Framework for the Explanation of Problematic Constructions in Biblical Hebrew / Cynthia L. Miller-Naudé, Jacobus A. Naudé

Functional Grammar and the Pragmatics of Information Structure for Biblical Languages / Randall Buth

Cognitive Linguistic Theory and the Biblical Languages / William A. Ross

Historical Linguistics and the Biblical Languages / Kaspars Ozoliņš

Computational Linguistic Analysis of the Biblical Text / Willem Th. van Peursen

Emerging from Silos of Analysis: A Complexity Theory Approach to the Study of Biblical Texts / Sophia L. Pitcher.

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