The Greek Imperative Mood In The New Testament: A Cognitive And Communicative Approach (studies In Biblical Greek)
by Joseph D. Fantin /
2010 / English / PDF
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The imperative mood as a whole has generally been neglected by
Greek grammarians.
The imperative mood as a whole has generally been neglected by
Greek grammarians.The Greek Imperative Mood in the New
Testament: A Cognitive and Communicative Approach
The Greek Imperative Mood in the New
Testament: A Cognitive and Communicative Approach utilizes
insights from modern linguistics and communication theory in order
to propose an inherent (semantic) meaning for the mood and describe
the way in which it is used in the New Testament (pragmatics). A
linguistic theory called neuro-cognitive stratificational
linguistics is used to help isolate the morphological imperative
mood and focus on addressing issues directly related to this area,
while principles from a communication theory called relevance
theory provide a theoretical basis for describing the usages of the
mood. This book also includes a survey of New Testament and select
linguistic approaches to the imperative mood and proposes that the
imperative mood is volitional-directive and should be classified in
a multidimensional manner. Each imperative should be classified
according to force, which participant (speaker or hearer) benefits
from the fulfillment of the imperative, and where the imperative
falls within the event sequence of the action described in the
utterance. In this context, sociological factors such as the rank
of participants and level of politeness are discussed together with
other pragmatic-related information.
utilizes
insights from modern linguistics and communication theory in order
to propose an inherent (semantic) meaning for the mood and describe
the way in which it is used in the New Testament (pragmatics). A
linguistic theory called neuro-cognitive stratificational
linguistics is used to help isolate the morphological imperative
mood and focus on addressing issues directly related to this area,
while principles from a communication theory called relevance
theory provide a theoretical basis for describing the usages of the
mood. This book also includes a survey of New Testament and select
linguistic approaches to the imperative mood and proposes that the
imperative mood is volitional-directive and should be classified in
a multidimensional manner. Each imperative should be classified
according to force, which participant (speaker or hearer) benefits
from the fulfillment of the imperative, and where the imperative
falls within the event sequence of the action described in the
utterance. In this context, sociological factors such as the rank
of participants and level of politeness are discussed together with
other pragmatic-related information.The Greek Imperative Mood
in the New Testament
The Greek Imperative Mood
in the New Testament is a valuable teaching tool for
intermediate and advanced Greek classes.
is a valuable teaching tool for
intermediate and advanced Greek classes.