TIP OF THE DAY 56: Direct speech: Propositional outlines and Andersen-Forbes

MJ. Smith · November 10

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QUESTION: Is reported speech shown in the Propositional Outlines?

SOFTWARE: Unlike the Discourse Analysis, the Propositional Outlines do not allow selection of the elements to be displayed. In addition it uses the vocabulary of speech for the entire written text. However, the element “speech” resembles direct speech. I say “resembles” as it basically covers direct speech that is not otherwise tagged. The speech itself is fully tagged with the propositional outlines (discourse analysis) categories.

ANSWER: To turn on the Propositional outline reformatting in your Bible for which you own the reverse interlinear (or with word numbers if using an original language resource).

On the dynamic resource toolbar, select Formatting.
On the subsidiary toolbar, select Reformat.
Under Reformat, select Propositional outlines

QUESTION: How does one search on Propositional Outlines?

Answer: Using the Context menu to build the search argument, the data type search argument is propositionalOutline:Speech.

CODING: Andersen-Forbes genre[1]

Alphabetical

The following abbreviations will appear on the context menu within The Hebrew Bible: Andersen-Forbes Analyzed Text .

angel/human-exchange – Angel-and-Human Exchange
bls – Blessing (Human-to-Human); Blessing
bls-2div – Blessing to Divinity
clay2human-exchange – Clay-to-Human Exchange
crs – Curse (Human-to-Human); Curse
div-acc – Divine Accusation
div-crs – Divine Curse
div-grt – Divine Greeting
div-instr – Divine Instruction
div-jdg – Divine Judgment
div-ora – Divine Oracle
div-oth – Other Divine Speech
div-prd/prm – Divine Prediction/Promise
div-req – Divine Request
div-sit – Divine Situation
div-slq – Divine Soliloquy
div-woe – Divine Woe and Dirge
donkey/human-exchange – Donkey-and-Human Exchange
gnl – Genealogy (Author-to-Reader)
gnl-h2h – Genealogy (Human-to-Human)
grt – Greeting (Human-to-Human); Greeting
holyone2human-exchange – Holy One-to-Human Exchange
instr – Instruction (Human-to-Human); Instruction
instr-d2d – Instruction (Divinity-to-Divinity)
jdg – Judgment (Human-to-Human)
lam – Lamentation (Human-to-Human)
lam-2div – Lamentation to Divinity
ntv – Narrative (Author-to-Reader)
ntv-h2h – Narrative (Human-to-Human)
oth – Other Human-to-Human Speech; Other
oth-2div – Other Human-to-Divinity Speech
prd/prm – Prediction/Promise (Human-to-Human); Prediction/Promise
prd/prm-2div – Prediction/Promise to Divinity
prd/prm-d2d – Prediction/Promise (Divinity-to-Divinity)
prm – Promise (Human-to-Human); Promise
proph – Prophecy (Human-to-Human); Prophecy
prs – Praise (Human-to-Human); Praise
qrl – Quarrel (Human-to-Human)
qrl-div – Quarrel with Divinity
req – Request/Question (Human-to-Human); Request/Question; Request
req-2div – Request to Divinity
req-d2d – Request (Divinity-to-Divinity)
satan/god-exchange – Satan-and-God Exchange
sit – Situation (Human-to-Human); Situation
sit-d2d – Situation (Divinity-to-Divinity)
sit-h2d – Situation (Human-to-Divinity)
slq – Soliloquy (Human-to-Human); Soliloquy
snake/human-exchange – Snake-and-Human Exchange
sp-dlg – Speech in Dialogue (Human-to-Human); Speech in Dialogue
spirit/god-exchange – Spirit-and-God Exchange
spl – Supplication (Human-to-Human); Supplication
spl-2div – Supplication to Divinity
torah – Moses Torah (Human-to-Human); Moses Torah
tree/tree-exchange – Tree-and-Tree Exchange
ttl – Title (Author-to-Reader)
ttl-h2h – Title (Human-to-Human)
wis – Wisdom (Human-to-Human); Wisdom
woe – Woe and Dirge (Human-to-Human); Woe and Dirge

Categories by type

Narrative

ntv – Narrative (Author-to-Reader)
ntv-h2h – Narrative (Human-to-Human)
ttl – Title (Author-to-Reader)
ttl-h2h – Title (Human-to-Human)
gnl – Genealogy (Author-to-Reader)

Reported Speech

Divinity-to-Divinity

instr-d2d – Instruction (Divinity-to-Divinity)
prd/prm-d2d – Prediction/Promise (Divinity-to-Divinity)
req-d2d – Request (Divinity-to-Divinity)
sit-d2d – Situation (Divinity-to-Divinity)

Divinity-to-Human

div-acc – Divine Accusation
div-crs – Divine Curse
div-grt – Divine Greeting
div-instr – Divine Instruction
div-jdg – Divine Judgment
div-ora – Divine Oracle
div-oth – Other Divine Speech
div-prd/prm – Divine Prediction/Promise
div-req – Divine Request
div-sit – Divine Situation
div-slq – Divine Soliloquy
div-woe – Divine Woe and Dirge

Human-to-Divinity

bls-2div – Blessing to Divinity
lam-2div – Lamentation to Divinity
oth-2div – Other Human-to-Divinity Speech
prd/prm-2div – Prediction/Promise to Divinity
qrl-div – Quarrel with Divinity
req-2div – Request to Divinity
sit-h2d – Situation (Human-to-Divinity)
spl-2div – Supplication to Divinity

Human-to-Human

bls – Blessing (Human-to-Human); Blessing
crs – Curse (Human-to-Human); Curse
gnl-h2h – Genealogy (Human-to-Human)
grt – Greeting (Human-to-Human); Greeting
instr – Instruction (Human-to-Human); Instruction
jdg – Judgment (Human-to-Human)
lam – Lamentation (Human-to-Human)
oth – Other Human-to-Human Speech; Other
prm – Promise (Human-to-Human); Promise
proph – Prophecy (Human-to-Human); Prophecy
prs – Praise (Human-to-Human); Praise
qrl – Quarrel (Human-to-Human)
req – Request/Question (Human-to-Human); Request/Question; Request
sit – Situation (Human-to-Human); Situation
prd/prm – Prediction/Promise (Human-to-Human); Prediction/Promise
slq – Soliloquy (Human-to-Human); Soliloquy
sp-dlg – Speech in Dialogue (Human-to-Human); Speech in Dialogue
spl – Supplication (Human-to-Human); Supplication
torah – Moses Torah (Human-to-Human); Moses Torah
wis – Wisdom (Human-to-Human); Wisdom
woe – Woe and Dirge (Human-to-Human); Woe and Dirge

Other

angel/human-exchange – Angel-and-Human Exchange
clay2human-exchange – Clay-to-Human Exchange
donkey/human-exchange – Donkey-and-Human Exchange
holyone2human-exchange – Holy One-to-Human Exchange
satan/god-exchange – Satan-and-God Exchange
snake/human-exchange – Snake-and-Human Exchange
spirit/god-exchange – Spirit-and-God Exchange
tree/tree-exchange – Tree-and-Tree Exchange

QUESTION: How does one use Andersen-Forbes coding to identify direct speech?

SOFTWARE: Example: Reported Direct Speech in the Hebrew Bible and in the Andersen-Forbes Morphology and Syntax Database | Journal for Semitics For the rest of us, there are two ways direct speech appears in Andersen-Forbes is available. First, the vocative, infinitive of utterance, and object of address clause analysis components are available in a syntax search. The genre analysis according to the scheme shown above appears in the Context menu for The Hebrew Bible: Andersen-Forbes Analyzed Text. Francis I. Andersen; A. Dean Forbes, 2008. These are available as data elements in a Bible, book, or morph search. Neither provide a straight forward identification of direct speech.

ANSWER: An example of the data type search argument: andersenForbesGenre:"Instruction (Human-to-Human)"

QUESTION: How are non-supernatural, non-human speakers handled in Andersen-Forbes genres and addressee/speaker markers?

SOFTWARE: Yes, there are more uncommon speakers than Barlaam’s ass. One of the strengths of the Andersen-Forbes genres coding, it that it highlights passages in which the speakers and addressees are unusual.

ANSWER: Consider the passage Judges 9:8-15

Open The Hebrew Bible: Andersen-Forbes Analyzed Text. Francis I. Andersen; A. Dean Forbes, 2008.
If necessary, turn on the marker icons for addressees and speakers Dynamic resource toolbar > Formatting > Markers > Addressees and Speakers
In verse 8 use hover over the speaker icon to identify the speaker as trees in Jotham’s speech. Repeat over the addressee icon to identify the addressee as an olive tree.
Select a word of the trees’ speech and right click to open the Context menu.
Note that there are two speaker tags: Jotham (son of Jerubbaal) and trees in Jotham’s speech. The form is the frame, with its markers appearing in verse 7, the latter is within the parable at the point in verse 8 where we selected a word. The same distinction occurs in the addressees.
In the Context menu, just under the morphology you will find the Andersen-Forbes genre which is andersenForbesGenre:"Tree-and-Tree Exchange"

[1] List obtained from Eli Evans, Logos employee.