A Discourse Analysis of First Corinthians (Summer Institute of Linguistics and The University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics, Vol. 120)
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This book utilizes principles of discourse analysis, cultural anthropology, and biblical studies to analyze First Corinthians. It draws on concepts of text organization from the work of Robert E. Longacre and Kenneth L. Pike. It demonstrates that discourse analysis is an important tool for the study of texts, even ancient ones. Table of ContentsList of TablesPrefaceIntroduction1.1. The research problem1.2. The study of discourse in the field of Linguistics1.3. The textual basis for the study1.4. MethodologyRhetorical Situation and Cultural Background2.1. Setting and background2.2. Literary concerns2.3. The place of a schema in understanding2.4. Aspects of culture at Corinth2.5 Christianity and culture at CorinthOverall Discourse Structure3.1. Methodology3.2. Macrosegmentation3.3. Macrostructure3.4. ThemeConstituent Analysis4.1. Particle4.2. Wave4.3. FieldOther Features of Discourse5.1. Peak5.2. Participant reference5.3. Clause word order5.4. Quotations5.5. The influence of the rhetorical situationDiscourse Analysis as a Study of ConstraintsAppendix A. Texttype in I CorinthiansAppendix B. Greek Constituent Structure Displays for I CorinthiansReferences
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