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.
| ISBN: | 9780820436951 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 1997 |
| Author: | Jonathan M Watt |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 307 pages |
| Series: | Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics |
| Genres: |
Language: history and general works Sociolinguistics Historical and comparative linguistics Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Judaism |
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.
Code-Switching in Luke and Acts features in the following genres: Language: history and general works, Sociolinguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Judaism
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Code-Switching in Luke and Acts was written by Jonathan M Watt and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Code-Switching in Luke and Acts has 307 pages
Yes it is part of Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics series