I depart early Sunday morning for a mini-conference at Calvin Seminary where I will be giving an overview of Logos 4 and the discourse resources. I really look forward to it, as my doctoral adviser will be presenting as well, I have not seen him in a year or so. It will be great to compare notes and hear what he is up to.
I finished my Greek paper today, even going so far as to print off the handout and copy it. Now I am committed. I will be arguing that the historical present is better understood as non-prototypical or “marked” usage, not prototypical. Changing this presupposition has a huge impact on the overall distribution of the verbal system. I am going to let the paper steep another day or two, make a final pass and then post it to the web. I will let you know when it is up.
Speaking of “Up”, we rented it tonight and it was great! Do not miss it, especially if you have a dog. Our spaniel obsesses over squirrels, so it was particularly funny to us. Hope to see some of you at the conferences. And as for the rest of you…
Are you going to be doing a presentation of any sort in Dallas?
JJ