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

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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).

  1. On the dynamic resource toolbar, select Formatting.
  2. On the subsidiary toolbar, select Reformat.
  3. 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

  1. Open The Hebrew Bible: Andersen-Forbes Analyzed Text. Francis I. Andersen; A. Dean Forbes, 2008.
  2. If necessary, turn on the marker icons for addressees and speakers Dynamic resource toolbar > Formatting > Markers > Addressees and Speakers
  3. 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.
  4. Select a word of the trees’ speech and right click to open the Context menu.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

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