[B-Greek] FW: John 1:1c

Barry nebarry at verizon.net
Wed Jul 5 08:17:17 EDT 2006



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To: 'Rolf Furuli'
Subject: RE: [B-Greek] John 1:1c



> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Rolf Furuli
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> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] John 1:1c
> 
> In a study of lexical semantics it is profitable to use Ogden´s triangle
og
> signification with "word," "concept," and "reference" at the three
corners.
> It is particularly important to distinguish between the "concept" (in the
> minds of native speakers) of a word and its "reference" (the thing in the
> world denoted by the word). Regarding  "reference," Moises Silva (Biblical
> Words and their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics 1994, p.
107)
> compares four words which are different as to reference: 1) Plato (fully
> referential), 2) law (mostly referential, 3) cold (partly referential),
and
> 4) beautiful (non-referential).  Example 4) can be put in the group
"uncount
> nouns" where we find qualities, substances, and processes.

"Beautiful" is not a noun, but a descriptive modifier, nor does Silva
include it among nouns.


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