Verbum 9 Tip 9ab: Guide section: Grammars
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Grammars
This section identifies occurrences of the Bible reference in grammars i.e. where the Biblical reference text is used as an example in a grammar.
From Verbum Help:[quote]
Grammars Section
Lists articles from Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic grammars that mention the guide’s key reference. Results are sorted into subjects based on a computer analysis of the material surrounding the reference:
• Discourse — discussions of higher discourse level phenomena.
• Etymology — discussions of the origins and evolution of a language.
• Exegesis — discussions of the meaning of a word in context.
• Morphology — discussions of word formation or category.
• Orthography — discussions of how a language is written or spelled.
• Other — discussion not otherwise classified.
• Phonology — discussions on the basic sounds of the language.
• Prolegomena — front matter or introductory material.
• Style — discussions of authorial choices or rhetoric.
• Syntax — discussions of phrases and sentences.
• Vocabulary — word lists within the grammar.
Two views are available: Subject view organizes hits first by the subjects listed above with the most frequently occurring subjects listed first, and then by language. Resource view organizes hits by language, then by resource, and finally by subject.
Users can modify the section settings to specify a particular collection to search in this section. Users can also add multiple instances of this section to a guide, each with a different collection specified, so that multiple resource collections can be searched at once.[1]
Prerequisite reading:- Brannan, Rick, and Peter Venable. Ancient Language Grammar Cross-References: Dataset Documentation. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2015.
- Miller, Phillip. English Grammar for Bible Language Students. Bryant, AR: Phillip Miller, 2012 if you need a refresher.
- Kroeger, Paul R. Analyzing Grammar. Cambridge University Press, 2008. (SIL)
- Kroeger, Paul R. Analyzing Syntax. Cambridge University Press, 2008. (SIL)
- Payne, Thomas E. Describing Morphology and Syntax. Cambridge University Press, 1997. (SIL)
- Van Valin, Robert D., Jr. A Brief Overview of Role and Reference Grammar. State University of New York; Department of Linguistics and Center for Cognitive Science, 1999. (SIL)
Resources included:
- Type:grammar that are included in the list given in the documentation
- Includes at least the following languages
- Akkadian
- Aramaic
- Gothic
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Hittite
- Latin
- Old Babylonian
- Syriac
- Ugaritic
This dataset is designed to select grammars that may have an answer to a specific question that has arisen in your studies. Don’t spin mindlessly through all its results – after all grammar is a descriptive discipline. It looks at the language use and builds a set of rules to explain it. When you use a grammar to understand the scripture, you are completing a vicious circle … a very useful vicious circle. Where one can get into trouble is considering the grammar as prescriptive – you can rest assured that the author of the text did not use a grammar handbook for writing the text.
Section heading bar
The Section Heading bar contains a settings option; therefore the section heading bar menu contains a settings option in addition to the standard values. The setting allow one to specify a collection of grammars so the guide uses a subset of the available grammars. The default is all grammars.
Contents
The contents can be displayed in either of two sequences:
- By subject
- By resource
Detail content displayed under appropriate headings include:
- Article title
- Resource title
- Excerpt with applicable Bible references highlighted
By subject
There is an option to search all grammars at the end of the guide section.
By resource
In addition to the option to search all grammars, at the end of each resource entry there is an option to search the resource.
Interactions on data
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Visual cue |
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Response |
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Blue text |
Sort sequence options |
Click |
Displays results in requested sequence and places an orange line under the selected sequence option. |
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Heading line |
Expand/contract triangle; heading text |
Click |
Toggles display section between expanded and contracted. |
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Blue text |
Article name |
Mouse over |
Opens a standard popup preview of the article starting at the top of the article. |
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Click |
Opens the article at the top of the article in a new resource panel. |
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Right click |
Opens a Context Menu |
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Drag and drop |
Opens the article at the top of the article in a new resource panel at the location of the user’s choice. |
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Orange highlight |
Bible reference in excerpt |
Mouse over |
Opens a standard popup preview of the article at the selected reference. |
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Click |
Opens the article at the selected reference in a new resource panel. |
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Right click |
Opens a Context Menu. |
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Drag and drop |
Opens the article at the selected reference in a new resource panel at a location of the users choice |
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Search |
Icon and search |
Mouse over |
Opens a popup window displaying the complete search argument |
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Click |
Initiates the search in a new panel for the resource (1) or for all grammars (2). |
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Right click |
Opens Context Menu |
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Drag and drop |
Initiates the search in a new panel at the location of the user’s choice for the resource (1) or for all grammars (2). |
(1) Search resource
(2) Search all grammars
Search
Neither the subject category nor the language are available to the user search. The searches generated by the guide are examples of what is possible.
Supplemental materials
none
[1] Verbum Help (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2018).
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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MJ. Smith said:
Grammars Section
Lists articles from Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic grammars that mention the guide’s key reference. Results are sorted into subjects based on a computer analysis of the material surrounding the reference:
• Discourse — discussions of higher discourse level phenomena.
• Etymology — discussions of the origins and evolution of a language.
• Exegesis — discussions of the meaning of a word in context.
• Morphology — discussions of word formation or category.
• Orthography — discussions of how a language is written or spelled.
• Other — discussion not otherwise classified.
• Phonology — discussions on the basic sounds of the language.
• Prolegomena — front matter or introductory material.
• Style — discussions of authorial choices or rhetoric.
• Syntax — discussions of phrases and sentences.
• Vocabulary — word lists within the grammar.
It may be appropriate to note the category list above will vary depending on the available resources in one's library and if they are downloaded.
Too soon old. Too late smart.
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Good point
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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