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This monograph on biblical linguistics is a highly specialized,
pragmatic investigation of the controversial question of
'foregrounding' - the deviation from some norm or convention - in
Old Testament narratives. The author presents and examines the two
main sources of pragmatic foregrounding: events or states deviating
from well-established schemata, structures of reader expectation
that can be manipulated by the narrator to highlight specific
'chunks' of discourse; and evaluative devices, which are used by
the narrator to indicate to the reader the point of the story and
direct its interpretation. Cotrozzi critiques the particular
evaluative device known as the 'historic present', a narrative
strategy that employs the present tense to describe past event. He
tests two main theories that support this device by using a
cross-linguistic model of the historical present drawing upon a
variety of languages. Cotrozzi ultimately refutes these theories
with a thorough examination and detailed refutation. He concludes
with a study of a particular Hebraic verb as a particular marker of
represented perception, a technique whereby the character's
perceptions are expressed directly from its point of view. Over the
last 30 years this pioneering series has established an unrivaled
reputation for cutting-edge international scholarship in Biblical
Studies and has attracted leading authors and editors in the field.
The series takes many original and creative approaches to its
subjects, including innovative work from historical and theological
perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and more
recent developments in cultural studies and reception history.
This monograph on biblical linguistics is a highly specialized,
pragmatic investigation of the controversial question of
"foregrounding"-the deviation from some norm or convention-in Old
Testament narratives. The author presents and examines the two main
sources of pragmatic foregrounding: events or states deviating from
well-established schemata, structures of reader expectation that
can be manipulated by the narrator to highlight specific "chunks"
of discourse; and evaluative devices, which are used by the
narrator to indicate to the reader the point of the story and
direct its interpretation. Cotrozzi critiques the particular
evaluative device known as the "historic present", a narrative
strategy that employs the present tense to describe past event. He
tests two main theories that support this device by using a
cross-linguistic model of the historical present drawing upon a
variety of languages. Cotrozzi ultimately refutes these theories
with a thorough examination and detailed refutation. He concludes
with a study of a particular Hebraic verb as a particular marker of
represented perception, a technique whereby the character's
perceptions are expressed directly from its point of view.
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