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The Representation of Speech Events in Chariton's Callirhoe and the Acts of the Apostles.

In The Representation of Speech Events in Chariton's Callirhoe and the Acts of the Apostles, Adrian T. Smith summarizes cross-linguistic research on how narrators introduce direct speech, and applies this research to Chariton and to Acts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Adrian T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2014.
Colección:Linguistic biblical studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Abbreviations; Glossary; Overview; Part 1. The Discourse Pragmatics of Speech Margins-A Survey of Research; Introduction; Chapter 1. Research on Classical and Medieval Languages; 1.1. Biblical Hebrew; 1.2. Other Ancient Near Eastern Languages; 1.3. Classical Greek; 1.4. New Testament Greek; 1.5. Latin; 1.6. Medieval Western Languages; 1.7. Conclusions; Chapter 2. Research on Modern English; Introduction; 2.1. Functional Taxonomies; 2.2. Formal Taxonomies; 2.3. Conversational Historical Present; 2.4. Constituent Order; 2.5. Conclusions.
  • Chapter 3. Research on Other Modern Western Languages3.1. French; 3.2. Spanish; 3.3. German; 3.4. Others; 3.5. Conclusions; Chapter 4. Research on Modern Non-Western Languages; Introduction; 4.1. Sociocultural Contexts; 4.2. Status of the Utterance; 4.3. Participant Tracking; 4.4. Conversational Dynamics; 4.5. Narrative Context; 4.6. Miscellany; 4.7. Conclusions; Part 2. The Representation of Speech Events in Chariton's Callirhoe; Introduction; Chapter 5. An Overview of the Literary Criticism of Chariton; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Ancient Greek Romances; 5.3. Date of Composition.
  • 5.4. Literary Setting5.5. Plot and Structure; 5.6. Theme and Purpose; 5.7. Readership; 5.8. Literary Style; Chapter 6. A Pilot Study of Speech Representation in Chariton Books 1-2; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Continuum of Speech Representation Modes; 6.3. Data Gathering; 6.4. Speech Report Verbs: Outside Direct Discourse; 6.5. Speech Report Verbs: Embedded in Direct Discourse; 6.6. Conclusion; Chapter 7. The Textual Criticism of Chariton in Relation to Speech Margins; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Identification of Textual Corruptions; 7.3. Speech Margins with Textual Uncertainties.
  • 7.4. Evaluation of the Data7.5. Conclusion; Chapter 8. The Discourse Pragmatics of Chariton's Speech Margins; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Conversation Analysis; 8.3. Monologic Direct Speech; 8.4. Simple Exchanges; 8.5. Complex and Compound Exchanges; 8.6. Conclusions; Part 3. The Representation of Speech Events in the Acts of the Apostles; Introduction; Chapter 9. A Pilot Study of the Representation of Speech Events in Acts 8-14; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Database; 9.3. Results; 9.4. Excursus: Participles, Aspect, Temporality, Grounding; Chapter 10. Database of Direct Speech in Acts.
  • 10.1. Introduction10.2. Monologic Direct Speech; 10.3. Conversational Direct Speech; 10.4. Textual Criticism; Chapter 11. Reported Conversation in Acts; 11.1. Introduction; 11.2. Simple Exchanges; 11.3. Compound and Complex Exchanges; 11.4. Conclusion; 11.5. Excursus: Genesis LXX and Life of Aesop; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources.