Support-Verb Constructions in the Magical Papyri of the Later Roman and Early Byzantine Periods: A Special Case of Technical Writing.
The article examines support-verb constructions of the type verb-noun, such as English to make a suggestion, in the Greek sections of the magical papyri of the second to fourth centuries CE. It shows that the variability of support-verb constructions is exploited for semantic and pragmatic purposes,...
| Published in: | Symbolae Osloenses Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 106 - 137 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2024
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