[B-Greek] John 1:1c
Rolf Furuli
furuli at online.no
Wed Jul 5 09:04:52 EDT 2006
Dear Barry,
Silva does have "beautiful" as his example of a non-referential word (p.
107). But because I was discussing nouns "beauty" would have been better.
Best regards,
Rolf Furuli
University of Oslo
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> 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.
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Adjunct Faculty & IT Support
The Center for Urban Theological Studies
http://www.cuts.edu
Classics Instructor, The American Academy
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