Reconsidering prepositions and Case assignment in the text of Revelation 4 and 5
In order to describe the government by prepositions in the book of Revelation in terms of the Government and Binding Theory, it is imperative that the sub-theory of Case assignment be considered. With the latter as point of departure one may describe, i) the shifts from autothematic and structural C...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2004-10-01
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| Series: | HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies |
| Online Access: | https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/511 |
| Summary: | In order to describe the government by prepositions in the book of Revelation in terms of the Government and Binding Theory, it is imperative that the sub-theory of Case assignment be considered. With the latter as point of departure one may describe, i) the shifts from autothematic and structural Case to oblique Case, ii) the use of prepositions with oblique Case instead of the structural genitive Case, and( iii) the peculiarities of the Case and case assignment of the preposition [foreign font omitted], as found in Revelation 4 and 5. |
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| ISSN: | 0259-9422 2072-8050 |