This text linguistic study investigates both the literary device of parallelism and the linguistic theory of the semantic field in ancient Hebrew literature. The purpose of the study is to examine whether or not a semantically related pair of verbs or predicate phrases that impl…
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The writings of Moustapha Chehabi (best known as author of the Dictionnaire francais-arabe des termes agricoles and of a book about Arabic scientific terminology, Al-mustalahat al-ilmiyyat fi al-lught al-arabiyyat fi al-qadim wal-hadi th) illustrate the continuing influence of t…
This is a study of the ancient Hebrew words which refer to cutting tools. This lexical field is here divided into sub-fields based on the uses of the implements to which the words refer, and the first few chapters offer detailed studies of the tools used in agricultural work, wo…
There are fourteen words in the hierolyphic tradition of ancient Egyptian which translators have rendered as "to anoint." An analysis of of these terms was undertaken using methods from the field approach to semantics as well as the methods of structural semantics. The scenes of…
This dissertation critically evaluates Russell’s seminal work regarding the Pauline meaning of the classic σάρξ/πνεῦμα antithesis in Galatians 5–6 and tests Russell’s threefold methodology (lexicography, socio-anthropology, and rhetorical criticism). In this study Russell’s thre…
This thesis seeks to explore De Diversis Verborum Significationibus, the surviving epitome of the lexicon of Herennius Philo of Byblos (ca. 64-148 CE). By placing Philo in the timeline of Greek lexica, his prescriptive style and desire for absolute correctness in speech stands o…