Code-Switching in Luke and Acts
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics
ISBN-10
082043695X
ISBN-13
9780820436951
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 1st, 1997
Print length
307 Pages
Weight
594 grams
Dimensions
23.80 x 16.00 x 2.20 cms
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Language: history & general worksLiterary studies: classical, early & medievalJudaism
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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.
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