Sociolinguistic analysis of the New Testament: theories and applications

This book introduces sociolinguistic criticism to New Testament studies. The individual essays cover a wide range of sociolinguistic theories (multilingualism, speech communities and individuals, language and social domains, diglossia, digraphia, codeswitching, language maintenance and shift, commun...

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Main Author: Ong, Hughson T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2021]
In: Biblical interpretation series (195)
Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Ong, Hughson T., Sociolinguistic analysis of the New Testament : theories and applications] (2022) (Saunders, Craig D.)
Series/Journal:Biblical interpretation series 195
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / Text analysis / Sociolinguistics
Further subjects:B Biblical Interpretations
B New Testament & Early Christian
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Summary:This book introduces sociolinguistic criticism to New Testament studies. The individual essays cover a wide range of sociolinguistic theories (multilingualism, speech communities and individuals, language and social domains, diglossia, digraphia, codeswitching, language maintenance and shift, communication accommodation theory, social identity theory, linguistic politeness theory, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, register analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, ethnography of communication, etc.) that treat topics and issues pertaining to the language and sociolinguistic contexts of the New Testament, social memory, orality and literacy, and the oral traditions of the Gospels, and various texts and genres in the New Testament
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004499741
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004499744