Introduction to Connectives

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Introduction to Connectives

• Connectives vs. Conjunctions
• Function vs. Translation
• The point here is to interpret each conjunction
  as far as possible so that its precise function
  may be clear (Robertson, A Grammar, 1177).
• Authors instructions on relating two things
  together

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Introduction to Connectives

• Each serves a unique function, regardless of
  translation to English
• Indicators of authorial intent
• Authors instructions

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Asyndeton

• Simplest, unmarked connection
• Joins two items of equal status
• Nouns, as in a list
• Clauses
• Paragraphs
• Default connective in non-narrative

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?a?

• Forms the default for narrative (except John)
• Joins two items of equal status
• Nouns
• Clauses
• Paragraphs
• Continuity or Close connection
• Adverbial ?a?

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Processing discourse

• ORDOYOUNOTKNOWBRETHRENFORIAMSPEAKINGTOTHOSEWHOKNOW
  THELAWTHATTHELAWHASJURISDICTIONOVERAPERSONASLONGAS
  HELIVES?FORTHEMARRIEDWOMANISBOUNDBYLAWTOHERHUSBAND
  WHILEHEISLIVINGBUTIFHERHUSBANDDIESSHEISRELEASEDFRO
  MTHELAWCONCERNINGTHEHUSBAND?SOTHENIFWHILEHERHUSBAN
  DISLIVIN

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Processing discourse

• ordoyounotknowbrethrenforiamspeakingtothosewhoknow
  thelawthatthelawhasjurisdictionoverapersonaslongas
  helives?forthemarriedwomanisboundbylawtoherhusband
  whileheislivingbutifherhusbanddiessheisreleasedfro
  mthelawconcerningthehusband?sothenifwhileherhusban
  dislivingsheisjoinedtoanothermansheshallbecalledan
  adulteressbutifherhusbanddiessheisfreefromthelawso
  thatsheisnotanadulteressthoughsheisjoinedtoanother
  man

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Processing discourse

• or do you not know brethren for i am speaking to
  those who know the law that the law has
  jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives?
  for the married woman is bound by law to her
  husband while he is living but if her husband
  dies she is released from the law concerning the
  husband ?so then if while her husband is living
  she is joined to another man she shall be called
  an adulteress but if her husband dies she is free
  from the law so that she is not an adulteress
  though she is joined to another man

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Processing discourse

• OrDoYouNotKnowBrethrenForIAmSpeakingToThoseWhoKnow
  TheLawThatTheLawHasJurisdictionOverAPersonAsLongAs
  HeLives?ForTheMarriedWomanIsBoundByLawToHerHusband
  WhileHeIsLivingButIfHerHusbandDiesSheIsReleasedFro
  mTheLawConcerningTheHusband?SoThenIfWhileHerHusban
  dIsLivingSheIsJoinedToAnotherManSheShallBeCalledAn
  AdulteressButIfHerHusbandDiesSheIsFreeFromTheLawSo
  ThatSheIsNotAnAdulteressThoughSheIsJoi

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Processing discourse

• 71 Or do you not know, brethren (for I am
  speaking to those who know the law), that the law
  has jurisdiction over a person as long as he
  lives? ?2? For the married woman is bound by law
  to her husband while he is living but if her
  husband dies, she is released from the law
  concerning the husband. ?3? So then if, while her
  husband is living, she is joined to another man,
  she shall be called an adulteress but if her
  husband dies, she is free from the law,

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Processing discourse

• Or do you not know, brethren (for I am speaking
  to those who know the law), that the law has
  jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives?
• For the married woman is bound by law to her
  husband while he is living
• but if her husband dies, she is released from the
  law concerning the husband.
• So then if, while her husband is living, she is
  joined to another man, she shall be called an
  adulteress

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Processing discourse

• Processing at higher levels

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??

• Joins two items of equal status
• Nouns
• Clauses
• Paragraphs
• - Continuity or Close connection
• Development (Mind the gap)

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Narrative ??te

• Adverb
• Marks development in narrative, esp. Matthew
• Development
• Specifies kind of development temporal
• Matthew 21-10

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???

• Joins two items of equal status
• Clauses
• Paragraphs
• Continuity or Close connection
• Development
• Inferentially drawn or concluded from preceding
• Romans 51

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??? t??t?

• Joins two items of equal status
• Clauses
• Paragraphs
• Continuity or Close connection
• Development
• Specifies kind of development causal relation
• Luke 1222

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Ga?

• Joins two items of equal status
• Clauses
• Paragraphs
• Continuity or Close connection
• - Development
• Specifies kind of relation strengthening or
  support.
• Does not advance the argument
• Matthew 1019-20

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?e?

• Joins two items of equal status
• Clauses
• Paragraphs
• Continuity or Close connection
• - Development
• Forward-pointing
• Specifies kind of relation expectation
• Luke 102

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????

• Joins two items of equal status
• Phrases/Clauses
• Paragraphs
• - Continuity or Close connection
• - Development
• - Forward-pointing
• Specifies kind of relation replacing or
  correcting
• 1 Peter 315

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Connectives Summary-Phil 3