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A Lengthier Treatment of Length
Title | A Lengthier Treatment of Length |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1996 |
Authors | Stubbs, Brian D. |
Journal | Journal of Book of Mormon Studies |
Volume | 5 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 82-97 |
Keywords | Language; Length; Structure |
Abstract | Book of Mormon language frequently contains lengthy structures of rather awkward English. Some may consider these to be instances of poor grammar, weakness in writing (Ether 12:23-26), or the literary ineptness of a fraudulent author; however, I see them as potentially significant support for a translation from a Near Eastern language in an ancient American setting. Many of these lengths of awkward English parallel Semitic (and Egyptian) patterns, particularly the circumstantial or hal-clause. In response to critics of my previous proposal to that effect, this article is a lengthier treatment of these lengthy structures found in the Book of Mormon. |
URL | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol5/iss2/4 |
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