http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2010/03/on-background-foreground-and-genre-in-greek/ Removing the mystery from discourse grammar Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:31:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2010/03/on-background-foreground-and-genre-in-greek/comment-page-1/#comment-1888 A blog about New Testament Greek Discourse « SportLinguist Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:56:38 +0000 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/?p=1079#comment-1888 [...] came across this great post today while I was searching for people who have cited Stephen Wallace’s work on Figure-Ground [...] [...] came across this great post today while I was searching for people who have cited Stephen Wallace’s work on Figure-Ground [...]

]]> http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2010/03/on-background-foreground-and-genre-in-greek/comment-page-1/#comment-1623 Why bother with theoretical frameworks? | NT Discourse Mon, 24 May 2010 13:06:05 +0000 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/?p=1079#comment-1623 [...] in the model itself. If the implementation of a model reveals flaws, one should go back to “what we know to be true” from the typological studies of these phenomena. In other words, if the boulder field and [...] [...] in the model itself. If the implementation of a model reveals flaws, one should go back to “what we know to be true” from the typological studies of these phenomena. In other words, if the boulder field and [...]

]]> http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2010/03/on-background-foreground-and-genre-in-greek/comment-page-1/#comment-1605 Markedness: qualitative versus quantitative, part 2 | NT Discourse Wed, 19 May 2010 14:12:19 +0000 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/?p=1079#comment-1605 [...] Porter’s model of grounding in discourse, discussed in a series of posts beginning here; [...] [...] Porter’s model of grounding in discourse, discussed in a series of posts beginning here; [...]

]]> http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2010/03/on-background-foreground-and-genre-in-greek/comment-page-1/#comment-1515 On the need for claiming a third plane of discourse in Greek | NT Discourse Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:24:46 +0000 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/?p=1079#comment-1515 [...] of the relationship between tense, aspect and mood in language on the one hand, and the impact of genre-specific factors on the other hand. These are the two factors from Porter’s linguistic literature that he [...] [...] of the relationship between tense, aspect and mood in language on the one hand, and the impact of genre-specific factors on the other hand. These are the two factors from Porter’s linguistic literature that he [...]

]]> http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2010/03/on-background-foreground-and-genre-in-greek/comment-page-1/#comment-1514 On background and foreground versus frontground in Greek | NT Discourse Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:15:02 +0000 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/?p=1079#comment-1514 [...] like “number” or “person,” especially in Greek. The next two posts (here and here) focused on Porter’s claims that each aspect plays a certain prominence role (e.g. [...] [...] like “number” or “person,” especially in Greek. The next two posts (here and here) focused on Porter’s claims that each aspect plays a certain prominence role (e.g. [...]

]]> http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2010/03/on-background-foreground-and-genre-in-greek/comment-page-1/#comment-1455 On grounding and synonymous terminology | NT Discourse Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:59:52 +0000 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/?p=1079#comment-1455 [...] earlier post in this series highlighted the difference in scope between what most linguists would claim about [...] [...] earlier post in this series highlighted the difference in scope between what most linguists would claim about [...]

]]> http://www.ntdiscourse.org/2010/03/on-background-foreground-and-genre-in-greek/comment-page-1/#comment-1454 More on background, foreground and genre | NT Discourse Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:46:12 +0000 http://www.ntdiscourse.org/?p=1079#comment-1454 [...] post takes up a point raised here regarding the problems associated with making claims of global prominence of verbal aspect based [...] [...] post takes up a point raised here regarding the problems associated with making claims of global prominence of verbal aspect based [...]

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