listening to ancient popular texts through speech act theory Upton, Bridget Gilfillan creator text xx Leiden ; Boston E. J. Brill 2006 9999 monographic und eng

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xviii, 240 p. ; 25 cm. Orality and aurality in the ancient world -- Oral language in antiquity : what might a text designed for hearers look like? -- Repetition in Xenophon of Ephesus : an Ephesian tale 5.13-5.15 -- Repetition in Mark 15:40-16:8 -- Speech act theory as an appropriate branch of pragmatics -- A speech act reading of Xenophon of Ephesus : an Ephesian tale 5.13.1-5.15.4 -- A speech act reading of Mark 16:1-8 -- A speech act reading : 'the longer ending' -- A speech act reading : 'the shorter ending' -- Conclusion -- Appendices: Texts. Bridget Gilfillan Upton Xenophon, of Ephesus. Ephesiaca.Bible. Mark, XV, 40-XVI, 20--Criticism, interpretation, etc.Speech acts (Linguistics) BS2585.52 .G55 2006 97890041479119004147918 230823