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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: "C. Stirling Bartholomew" <jacksonpollock AT earthlink.net>
  • Cc: hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ambiguous Reference
  • Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:06:03 +0100

On 30/09/2004 17:52, C. Stirling Bartholomew wrote:

Can anyone provided some choice examples from BH narrative of ambiguous
pronominal reference? I am looking for a story where there are two or more
participants and there is at least a potential confusion about who is doing
or saying what to whom?

I am exploring the relationship between pronominal reference and agency in
narrative. The idea is that pronominal reference is tied to agent/patient
roles and only when the agent changes is a full noun phrase required to
disambiguate reference.

I would help a lot if I could have some choice problem passages to look at.

thank you,
Clay Bartholomew

One ambiguity which I remember, and which is much discussed by commentators, is at 2 Kings 6:33. It can be more-or-less resolved if you realise (as the author of the Word commentary did not) that the chapter break after this is secondary and unfortunate. This makes almost impossible the view that the last part of 6:33 is the words of Elisha.

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