Is GAR a coordinating or subordinating conjunction?

Daniel L Christiansen dlc at multnomah.edu
Tue Dec 7 15:22:22 EST 1999


Kimmo Huovila wrote [snipped]:

> There is a difference with the English clauses. Try changing the order
> of clauses:
> (1) *For Jack was very tired, he went to bed early.
> (2) Because I recommended the book, Gerald read it.
>
> In the latter case the reason clause may be taken as a constituent of
> the main clause.

    IMO, this does not address the problem, even in English, since we may also write

    (1) Because Jack was tired, he went to bed.
    (2) Gerald read the book, for I recommended it.

    I'll side with Carlton on this one.  The question is not whether an English
translation of GAR can be coord. or subord., but whether GAR was understood by
everday koine readers and speakers as being one or the other, and under which
circumstances.
--
Daniel L. Christiansen
Department of Bible
Multnomah Bible College
8435 NE Glisan Street
Portland, OR  97220
(Also Portland Bible College, Prof of Biblical Languages)
e-mail: dlc at multnomah.edu





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