Regular and Irregular Variable Questions in New Testament Greek
The formation of variable questions in direct speech is remarkably regular in Hellenistic Greek. There are, however, a few exceptions to the standard rule that the Greek New Testament exhibits. These exceptions occur for rhetorical and social reasons and in such a way that they affect the informatio...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Sage
2021
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| In: |
The Bible translator
Year: 2021, Volume: 72, Issue: 3, Pages: 351-363 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Testament
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/ Question
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
π-question
B Interrogative B variable questions B wh-fronting B wh-question B wh-movement B Word Order B π-fronting B Question B information structure B π-movement B Greek B New Testament |
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| Summary: | The formation of variable questions in direct speech is remarkably regular in Hellenistic Greek. There are, however, a few exceptions to the standard rule that the Greek New Testament exhibits. These exceptions occur for rhetorical and social reasons and in such a way that they affect the information structure and meaning of these interrogatives. Questions that follow the rule—and the exceptions—both evidence the regularity of word order in New Testament Greek. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-6789 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Bible translator
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/20516770211032690 |