Studies in Greek Language & Linguistics…
I'm taking a break for Greek linguistics to talk about English punctuation. I've been wanting to writ this for a while and finally got around to it when I saw John E. McIntyre's piece about why "not a word" isn't an argument. You've probably seen this picture at some point:It's funny. This one is funny,... Continue Reading →
In working on research for an article I’m in the process of cleaning up for publication, I have been working through a variety of texts that deal with the interface between intonation and information structure. Lambrecht (1994) is one of the more useful volumes on that regard and requires a close reading. What follows are... Continue Reading →
I was reading 4 Maccabees in Greek this evening and was reminded of this audio clip from Brian Regan: It's the fascinating metaphorical extensions of the word: οἶστρος. Here's the entry from LSJ (with integrated supplement): οἶστρος, ὁ, gadfly, breese, prob. Tabanus bovinus, an insect which infests cattle, τὰς μέν τʼ αἰόλος οἶ. ἐφορμηθεὶς ἐδόνησεν,... Continue Reading →
Though both require relative clauses to begin with a relative pronoun, Greek and English are typologically distinct in that one employs the pronoun with the gap strategy (English) and the other only needs the pronoun (Greek): a man who Chris saw [GAP] vs. τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ μέλλω πίνειν (the cup that I am about... Continue Reading →
It'd be such an incredibly translation if it would be willing to use "brothers and sisters" every once in a while! So many things I like otherwise... Translate ἀδελφοι as "brothers and sisters" when the context would necessitate it. Why? Because when you translate lexis rather than reference you remove the text from it's historical... Continue Reading →
For sometime, I've been an advocate for people who do not know the original languages (& probably never will) to learn how to meaningfully look at and compare differences of translation, paragraphing, & formatting in using multiple translations rather than simply using a "literal" translation. But it has been only recently that I've realized that... Continue Reading →
The Standard Bible Society . . . . . . exists to reach the world with the Gospel and God’s Word through the distribution and promotion of the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible throughout the English-speaking world. The SBS is a separate not-for-profit [IRS Sec. 501 (c) (3)] organization, growing out of the vision and... Continue Reading →
It's been quite obvious that I've had language change on my mind with reference to man vs. human and he vs. they for generics. I've written a couple posts now. And I know that there are a variety of people out there who are convinced that the change is directly related to the feminist movement.... Continue Reading →
A couple days ago, I wrote: Why in the world should we be translating generics with a “generic” he or man when even the people who claim that English hasn’t changed accidentally misinterpret English generics as only having a male referent??? Nathan Smith was interested in examples to back up this question Joel thought such... Continue Reading →
