By applying discourse analysis, this study first provides an analysis of the
distribution of oiδa as well as other lexical choices from the same semantic domain as
oiδa in 1 John. After that, the patterns of oiδa are compared with the patterns of the non-perfect tense forms of the choices from the same semantic domain to determine a
correspondence. By comparing the results, this study demonstrates that oiδa, in
opposition, is chosen in places in the discourse that are relatively more prominent than
places in which the non-perfect tense forms of the other lexical items from the same
semantic domain were chosen. It then demonstrates the plausibility that oioa is a marked
form. Thus, this study shows that oiδa is a viable perfect through a study of the motivated
choices of o'toa as opposed to other verbs in the same semantic domain in the discourse of
1 John. / Thesis / Master of Arts in Religion (MAR)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/22297 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Chau, Cynthia |
| Contributors | Westfall, Cynthia, Christian Studies |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
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