The Representation of speech events in Chariton's Callirhoe and the Acts of the Apostles /

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 and why narrators vary the formulae that introduce direct speech. This research is applied to Chariton and to Acts. The findings demonstrate...

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Main Author: Smith, Adrian T.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2014.

Series: Linguistic Biblical Studies 10.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262416.

Subjects:

Chariton. > De Chaerea et Callirrhoe. > English.
Bible. > Acts.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Indirect discourse.
Speech acts (Linguistics) > Religious aspects.
Discourse markers.

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Call Number: P301.5.I53 S65 2014

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Part 1 - Introduction
  • Research on Classical and Medieval Languages
  • Research on Modern English
  • Research on Other Modern Western Languages
  • Research on Modern Non-Western Languages
  • Part 2 - Introduction
  • An Overview of the Literary Criticism of Chariton
  • A Pilot Study of Speech Representation in Chariton Books 1-2
  • The Textual Criticism of Chariton in Relation to Speech Margins
  • The Discourse Pragmatics of Chariton's Speech Margins
  • Part 3 - Introduction
  • A Pilot Study of the Representation of Speech Events in Acts 8-14
  • Database of Direct Speech in Acts
  • Reported Conversation in Acts
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Ancient Sources.