Self-Abasement as an Expression of Thanks in the Hebrew Bible
Self-abasement is commonly used in the Hebrew Bible to express thanks, especially in narrative texts. Using aspects of politeness theory, it is found that, by using self-abasement, a speaker accepts a loss of face and so avoids indebtedness to the hearer, but at the same time increases the hearer’s...
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| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2011
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Biblica
Year: 2011, Volume: 92, Issue: 2, Pages: 255-273 |
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