Λύχνις Δαν Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi ya, I came across this term ("level of speech") in the Getting Started Guide which I cannot find any further elaboration on in the document, or the forums, nor in the doc proper. The term does not appear in Dr. Holmstedt's PDF on the Acc syntax either. N! Independent clause or sentence. (If there is a superscripted letter with the N, thisindicates a level of speech for the clause or sentence.) Can someone explain to me what a "level of speech" for a clause or sentence is ? The only cases I have found so far are NA but are there other values ? If so how should one interpret them ? Thx D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Brown Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The level of speech refers to quotations. NA is the top level, the writer is quoting speech. If this quotation contains another quotation, the level rises to NB. There is a nice example in Gen 3:1 where the serpent asks what God said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Λύχνις Δαν Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Thanx Helen. I wondered if that was the case. I guess your example comes from the Hebrew syntax. I'll go back and examine the NT Greek case I have again. Thx D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanHuber Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 An example in the NT with both levels is Acts 17:28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Λύχνις Δαν Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Thanx Jonathan. There is also a very clear (single level example) in the conversation in Jn 1:20-23 I see now. I'll have to find the other case I had where it was not so apparent to me.. Thx D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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