Literalism and Left Dislocation in the Greek Pentateuch

This article argues that literalism in the Greek Pentateuch is an epiphenomenon of crosslinguistic symmetry. I examine translation of the Left Dislocation construction in the Greek Pentateuch and demonstrate that the translators were aware of its discourse-pragmatic meaning. I argue the best explana...

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Main Author: Wright, Travis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2024, Volume: 75, Pages: 107-129
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Pentateuch, Bible. Pentateuch / Translation / Old Testament / Greek language / Linguistics / Left dislocation
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Translation
B tripartite nominal clause
B Linguistics
B septuagint
B left disclocation
B Old Testament
B pentateuch
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Summary:This article argues that literalism in the Greek Pentateuch is an epiphenomenon of crosslinguistic symmetry. I examine translation of the Left Dislocation construction in the Greek Pentateuch and demonstrate that the translators were aware of its discourse-pragmatic meaning. I argue the best explanation for its distribution in the Pentateuch is that the translators licensed crosslinguistic symmetry in order to interpretively resemble the source.
ISSN:0082-7118
Contains:Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.53751/001c.117654