Sociolinguistic Analysis of the New Testament

Theories and Applications

von Hughson T Ong

378 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum Heilige Texte und geheiligte Schriften Bibel Neues Testament
• ISBN: 9789004499737
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.09.2021
• Größe: 235 x 158 mm
• Verlag: Brill