Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek: A Survey of Basic Concepts and Applications
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ForewordixPreface to the Second EditionxiPrefacexiiiAcknowledgmentsxvii1Introducing Linguistics: The Landscape and the Quest1Why Study Linguistics?1What Is a Linguist?4What Is Linguistics?5How Do Linguists Go About Their Work?5How Does Linguistics Differ from Traditional Grammar?12How Do Linguists Characterize Language?15How Is Linguistics Related to Other Fields?18Suggestions for Further Reading222Phonology: The Sounds of Greek23Language as Sound23The Speech Process24Phonetics: How Sounds Are Made25Phonemics: Sounds as System40Common Phonological Processes in Greek42Why Study Phonology?51Suggestions for Further Reading523Morphology: The Anatomy of Greek Words53The Concept of the Morpheme53The Greek Morphological System58Why Study Morphology?91Suggestions for Further Reading944Syntax: The Architecture of the Greek Sentence96Structure and Content Words97Immediate Constituent Analysis100Greek Sentence Patterns102Expanding the Greek Sentence106Transformations114Suggestions for Further Reading1185Semantics: Determining Meaning120Etymology121Word and Concept123General and Secondary Meanings124Synonyms, Hyponyms, and Opposites125Semantic Classes128Ambiguity129Denotation and Connotation130Idioms131Rhetorical Language132Semantic Change136Analyzing Discourse138Suggestions for Further Reading1416Historical and Comparative Linguistics: The Biography of Greek143The Indo-European Family of Languages144The Story of Greek149Major Characteristics of Koine Greek156English and Greek162Suggestions for Further Reading1687Discourse Analysis: Getting the Big Picture170Exemplar: The Discourse Structure of Philippians172The Primary Text-Sequences of Philippians173The Primary Sub-Sequences of Philippians176Summary: The Discourse Structure of Philippians191Conclusion196Suggestions for Further Reading197Postscript199Subject Index203Scripture Index213
