From: clayton stirling bartholomew (c.s.bartholomew@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu Apr 27 2000 - 14:32:15 EDT
on 04/27/00 5:50 AM, Wayne Leman wrote:
> Clay responded:
>
>> Given your definition of a "non-configurational" language I would think that
>> Hellenistic Greek would qualify. When I talk about a base or default word
>> order, I am talking about a pattern which is "unmarked" against which we can
>> see the "marked" word order.
Wayne Leman wrote:
> Yes, I knew that's what you were talking about. My point is that some
> languages do not have unmarked word orders. It is not absolutely necessary
> to have an unmarked order in order (!) for us to speak of prgramatic
> "fronting" (which might be just a metaphor since no fronting actually
> occurs).
Wayne,
S.E. Porter (Idioms 2nd ed. 1994, p. 303) in his chapter on discourse
analysis states:
"Several chapters above have drawn attention to the fact that in Greek there
is unmarked and marked word order and clause structure. When the marked
order is found the interpreter is free to ask whether prominence is being
established."
***end of quote**
Wayne, are you suggesting that Porter's book published in the early 90's is
now representing the old "paradigm." Perhaps S.E. Porter has, since the
publication of this book, become enlightened and has abandoned his archaic
notions of marked and unmarked constituent order in NT Greek. We have some
of his students on this list all they need to do is speak up and clear the
air for us.
Clay
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