Discourse Features of New Testament Greek: A Coursebook on the Information Structure of New Testament Greek - Softcover

Levinsohn, Stephen H

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556710933 ISBN 13: 9781556710933

Publisher: Sil International, Global Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

Discusses discourse features of Koine Greek from the perspective of descriptive linguistics. Covers topics of constituent order, sentence conjunctions, patterns of reference, backgrounding and highlighting, and reporting conversations. Was written for classroom lectures, discussion groups, and self-instruction. Draws on personal in-depth research and experience in seminars, teach-ins, and courses to describe discourse features. Benefits students who have basic familiarity with discourse analysis and some knowledge of Koiné Greek. Requires the ability to identify the case of a noun and the tense-aspect of a verb and to distinguish participial, relative, and main clauses. Illustrates discourse features from New Testament passages. Includes review questions to assist students in applying the principles.

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About the Author

Dr. Levinsohn is an expert in both New Testament Greek and discourse analysis and is an International Linguistics Consultant with SIL International. He did fieldwork in Colombia from 1968 to 1998 with the Inga (Quechuan) people, and directs linguistic and "Discourse for Translation" workshops in different parts of West Africa and Latin America. He received his Ph.D. in Linguistic Science from the University of Reading (England) in 1980.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sil International, Global Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556710933
• ISBN 13: 9781556710933
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 332