Greek diminutives in Gothic
Abstract
Investigation of the outcomes of Greek diminutive nouns in the Gothic New Testament reveals a variety of translation strategies. The Gothic Version does not automatically carry over a word’s diminutive character. Most cases of Greek diminutives translated with Gothic diminutives are part of a Gothic pattern, centred on children. In other cases, the usual range of Gothic translation decisions are found, ranging from subtle discriminations to elisions of distinction.
Citation
Wolfe , B N 2019 , ' Greek diminutives in Gothic ' , Transactions of the Philological Society , vol. 117 , no. 2 , pp. 256-265 . https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-968X.12156
Publication
Transactions of the Philological Society
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0079-1636Type
Journal article
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