How we read the Bible: a guide to scripture's style and meaning
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: On How We Read the Bible and Why We Need to Know It-Karolien Vermeulen and Elizabeth R. Hayes -- I. The Bits and Pieces of Reading -- 1. Words in Context: Building Blocks of Meaning-Elizabeth R. Hayes -- 2. Buildi...
| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: On How We Read the Bible and Why We Need to Know It-Karolien Vermeulen and Elizabeth R. Hayes -- I. The Bits and Pieces of Reading -- 1. Words in Context: Building Blocks of Meaning-Elizabeth R. Hayes -- 2. Building Categories: The Use of Prototypes-Karolien Vermeulen -- 3. Attention and Focus: Playing with Figure and Ground-Karolien Vermeulen -- 4. Perspective and Pointing the Way: Deixis-Elizabeth R. Hayes -- 5. Grammar and Cognitive Grammar: Talking about Language-Elizabeth R. Hayes -- II. Mapping Corresponding Dots -- 6. What Comes Next: The Predictability of Schemas and Scripts-Karolien Vermeulen -- 7. How We See the Text: Mental Spaces and Blends-Elizabeth R. Hayes -- 8. Connecting the Unrelated: The Ubiquity of Metaphor-Elizabeth R. Hayes -- 9. Connecting the Related: The Power of Metonymy-Karolien Vermeulen -- III. The Process of Reading a Text -- 10. Reading in Context: The Role of Discourse Worlds-Karolien Vermeulen -- 11. Reading as Imagining Different Worlds: The Meaning of Possible Worlds-Karolien Vermeulen -- 12. Reading as Process: Building Text Worlds-Elizabeth R. Hayes -- Glossary -- Bibliography. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (159 pages) |
| ISBN: | 146746256X |