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Postclassical Greek Prepositions and Conceptual Metaphor : Cognitive Semantic Analysis and Biblical Interpretation / ed. by William A. Ross, Steven Edward Runge.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Fontes et Subsidia ad Bibliam pertinentes ; 12Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resource (XII, 307 p.)Content type:
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  • 9783110774047
  • 9783110777994
  • 9783110777895
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 487.4 23/ger
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Lists of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Greek Prepositions: A Cognitive Linguistic View -- 3 The Overlap between ἀπό and ὑπό to Mark Agents: The Trials and Tribulations of a Traditionalist Lexicographic Treatment -- 4 Spatial Profiling: ἐκ, ἀπό, and Their Entailments in Postclassical Greek -- 5 The περί Preposition Phrase at the Grammar-Discourse Interface -- 6 Construals of Faith in ἐν and ἐκ Prepositional Constructions -- 7 “Why Do You Eat and Drink with Tax Collectors and Sinners?” -- 8 Land Forms, Weapons, and Body Parts: How Mismatches in Preferred Construals Have Shaped Our Understanding of Greek Prepositions -- 9 Construing Agency and Cause in Passive Constructions -- 10 The “Ins” and “Outs” of Matthew 15:1–20: Insights on Prepositions from Prototype Theory and Metaphor Theory -- 11 Cognitive Linguistics and Greek Prepositions: A New Testament Perspective -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Source index -- Topic index
Summary: Traditional semantic description of Ancient Greek prepositions has struggled to synthesize the varied and seemingly arbitrary uses into something other than a disparate, sometimes overlapping list of senses. The Cognitive Linguistic approach of prototype theory holds that the meanings of a preposition are better explained as a semantic network of related senses that radially extend from a primary, spatial sense. These radial extensions arise from contextual factors that affect the metaphorical representation of the spatial scene that is profiled. Building upon the Cognitive Linguistic descriptions of Bortone (2009) and Luraghi (2009), linguists, biblical scholars, and Greek lexicographers apply these developments to offer more in-depth descriptions of select postclassical Greek prepositions and consider the exegetical and lexicographical implications of these findings. This volume will be of interest to those studying or researching the Greek of the New Testament seeking more linguistically-informed description of prepositional semantics, particularly with a focus on the exegetical implications of choice among seemingly similar prepositions in Greek and the challenges of potentially mismatched translation into English.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Lists of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Greek Prepositions: A Cognitive Linguistic View -- 3 The Overlap between ἀπό and ὑπό to Mark Agents: The Trials and Tribulations of a Traditionalist Lexicographic Treatment -- 4 Spatial Profiling: ἐκ, ἀπό, and Their Entailments in Postclassical Greek -- 5 The περί Preposition Phrase at the Grammar-Discourse Interface -- 6 Construals of Faith in ἐν and ἐκ Prepositional Constructions -- 7 “Why Do You Eat and Drink with Tax Collectors and Sinners?” -- 8 Land Forms, Weapons, and Body Parts: How Mismatches in Preferred Construals Have Shaped Our Understanding of Greek Prepositions -- 9 Construing Agency and Cause in Passive Constructions -- 10 The “Ins” and “Outs” of Matthew 15:1–20: Insights on Prepositions from Prototype Theory and Metaphor Theory -- 11 Cognitive Linguistics and Greek Prepositions: A New Testament Perspective -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Source index -- Topic index

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Traditional semantic description of Ancient Greek prepositions has struggled to synthesize the varied and seemingly arbitrary uses into something other than a disparate, sometimes overlapping list of senses. The Cognitive Linguistic approach of prototype theory holds that the meanings of a preposition are better explained as a semantic network of related senses that radially extend from a primary, spatial sense. These radial extensions arise from contextual factors that affect the metaphorical representation of the spatial scene that is profiled. Building upon the Cognitive Linguistic descriptions of Bortone (2009) and Luraghi (2009), linguists, biblical scholars, and Greek lexicographers apply these developments to offer more in-depth descriptions of select postclassical Greek prepositions and consider the exegetical and lexicographical implications of these findings. This volume will be of interest to those studying or researching the Greek of the New Testament seeking more linguistically-informed description of prepositional semantics, particularly with a focus on the exegetical implications of choice among seemingly similar prepositions in Greek and the challenges of potentially mismatched translation into English.

Issued also in print.

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In English.

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