| Code-Switching in Luke and Acts Contributor(s): Rauch, Irmengard (Editor), Watt, Jonathan M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 082043695X ISBN-13: 9780820436951 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 226.406 |
| LCCN: 96047522 |
| Series: Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Physical Information: 310 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Divergence of style characterizes the Greek dialect that appears in the New Testament books of Luke and Acts. Some parts contain standard Koine while others show varying degrees of Semitic influence. This sociolinguistic study concludes that the continuum of Semitized Greek appearing in the ancient texts functions like the metaphoric variety of code-switching performed by modern bilinguals. The variations can be explained, in part, by Luke's tendency to use Semitic linguistic features when describing Jewish subject matter while retaining standard Koine for Hellenistic interest. |