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A Short Addition to Length: Some Relative Frequencies of Circumstantial Structures

TitleA Short Addition to Length: Some Relative Frequencies of Circumstantial Structures
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1997
AuthorsStubbs, Brian D.
JournalJournal of Book of Mormon Studies
Volume6
Issue1
Pagination39-46
KeywordsLength; Structure
Abstract

In previous articles I have discussed the nature and prominence of certain linguistic structures in the Book of Mormon that are typical of hal-clauses translated from Hebrew or Egyptian. This article compares the frequencies of those structures in three works produced through the instrumentality of Joseph Smith: the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, only the first of which is a translation from an ancient Near Eastern language. The results of this preliminary investigation into styles and these linguistic structures as found in these three works are worth noting.

URLhttps://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol6/iss1/4