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Table of Contents Synopsis v Declaration vii Acknowledgements viii Abbreviations ix Introduction 1 1. The problem of verbal aspect 2 2. Where are we? 3 3. Discourse analysis and Greek narrative 5 4. The search for an aspectual model of the Greek verbal system 7 5. Implications 8 Chapter One: Methodological Issues 9 1. Introduction 10 2. Terminology 11 3. Linguistic assumptions 22 4. Pragmatics and semantics 34 5. Determining aspect 38 6. Limitation of sources 41 7. Conclusion 45 Chapter Two: The Present Tense-form 46 1. Introduction 47 2. Aspectual value 47 3. Present usage and function 50 4. Remoteness and proximity 66 5. The historical present 77 6. Conclusion 103 Chapter Three: The Imperfect Tense-form 105 1. Introduction 106 2. Aspectual value 106 3. Imperfect usage and function 108 4. Imperfectivity and remoteness 116 5. Conclusion 140 Chapter Four: The Aorist Tense-form 141 1. Introduction 142 2. Perfective aspect 142 3. Aorist usage and function 148 4. Perfectivity and remoteness 158 5. Conclusion 173 Chapter Five: The Future Tense-form 175 1. Introduction 176 2. Future usage and function 177 3. Aspectual value 187 4. Future temporal reference 211 5. Discourse analysis 222 6. Conclusion 223 Chapter Six: The Perfect Tense-form 225 1. Introduction 226 2. Traditional approaches 227 3. Stative aspect 232 4. Perfect usage and function 247 5. Aspectual value 259 6. Heightened proximity 276 7. Conclusion 296 Chapter Seven: The Pluperfect Tense-form 298 1. Introduction 299 2. Pluperfect usage and function 299 3. Aspectual value 314 4. Heightened remoteness 323 5. Planes of discourse 328 6. Conclusion 334 Conclusions and Implications 336 1. Introduction 337 2. Discourse analysis and recursive methodology 337 3. Discourse analysis and Greek narrative 340 4. An aspectual model of the Greek verbal system 341 5. Narrative structure and the indicative mood 343 6. Exegetical implications 347 7. Conclusion 348 Bibliography 349
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Bible. N.T. -- Language, style.
Greek language, Biblical -- Grammar.
Bible. N.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.