Radical Frame Semantics and Biblical Hebrew

Stephen Shead

ISBN 10: 9004188398 / ISBN 13: 9789004188396

Published by Koninklijke Brill BV Sep 2011, 2011

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Neuware - Since James Barr's work in the 1960s, the challenge for Hebrew scholars has been to continue to apply the insights of linguistic semantics to the study of biblical Hebrew. This book begins by describing a range of approaches to semantic and grammatical analysis, including structural semantics, cognitive linguistics and cognitive metaphors, frame semantics, and William Croft's Radical Construction Grammar. It then seeks to integrate these, formulating a dynamic approach to lexical semantic analysis based on conceptual frames, using corpus annotation. The model is applied to biblical Hebrew in a detailed study of a family of words related to 'exploring,' 'searching,' and 'seeking.' The results demonstrate the value and potential of cognitive, frame-based approaches to biblical Hebrew lexicology.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Radical Frame Semantics and Biblical Hebrew
• Publisher: Koninklijke Brill BV Sep 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004188398
• ISBN 13: 9789004188396
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 160H x 24D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 787 grams

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Synopsis

Since James Barr’s work in the 1960s, the challenge for Hebrew scholars has been to continue to apply the insights of linguistic semantics to the study of biblical Hebrew. This book begins by describing a range of approaches to semantic and grammatical analysis, including structural semantics, cognitive linguistics and cognitive metaphors, frame semantics, and William Croft’s Radical Construction Grammar. It then seeks to integrate these, formulating a dynamic approach to lexical semantic analysis based on conceptual frames, using corpus annotation. The model is applied to biblical Hebrew in a detailed study of a family of words related to “exploring,” “searching,” and “seeking.” The results demonstrate the value and potential of cognitive, frame-based approaches to biblical Hebrew lexicology.

About the Author

Stephen L. Shead, Ph.D. (2007) in biblical Hebrew, University of Sydney, lectures Old Testament and Biblical Theology at the Centro de Estudios Pastorales in Santiago, Chile.