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A Case for Grace? Case-Grammar, Frame-Semantics, and Biblical Hebrew חֵן.
- Source :
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Vetus Testamentum . 2021, Vol. 71 Issue 1, p133-150. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The traditional rendering "grace" for חֵן is controversial. Frame semantics, a theory originating in cognitive linguistics, anticipates that prototypical situations are evoked in language users' minds each time a word is used. Thus, a "frame" for " חֵן situations" is reconstructed from Biblical texts. Apart from the basic meaning "beauty" which is offered in dictionaries, too, an extended meaning is presented: חֵן designates "the settling of a (potential) conflict between two parties that only one party can bring to a conclusion." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *KRIPKE semantics
*LINGUISTICS
*ENCYCLOPEDIAS & dictionaries
*IDEOLOGICAL conflict
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00424935
- Volume :
- 71
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Vetus Testamentum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148562767
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1163/15685330-12341442