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The Diachronic Usage of Exclamation Marks across the Major Book of Mormon Editions

TitleThe Diachronic Usage of Exclamation Marks across the Major Book of Mormon Editions
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsHowell, Scott L., Brooke Anderson, LaReina Hingson, Lanna McRae, Jesse Vincent, and Torruella. Brandon
JournalInterpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
Volume53
Pagination265–286
KeywordsPunctuation; Textual Analysis
Abstract

The usage of the exclamation mark has changed over time but continues to serve as an important textual interpretation aid. Punctuation itself has not been a permanent fixture in English, rather it was slowly introduced to English documents with changing standard usages after the invention of the printing press. Here we highlight the use of the exclamation mark across major editions of the Book of Mormon and document the presence of the exclamation mark in a reference table.

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