A Discourse and Register Analysis of the Prophetic Book of Joel

243 Pages·2016·2.823 MB·English

by  Colin M. Toffelmire

ADiscourseandRegisterAnalysisofthePropheticBookofJoel
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A Discourse and Register Analysis
of the Prophetic Book of Joel
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ColinM.Toffelmire
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Contents
Acknowledgements ix
ListofAbbreviations x
1 Introduction 1
TheBookofJoel 2
AuthorshipandDate 2
TheTextofJoel 7
Structure 9
JoelandtheBookoftheTwelve 12
Conclusion 16
2 SystemicFunctionalLinguistics,RegisterAnalysis,andtheNewForm
Criticism 17
Introduction 17
SystemicFunctionalLinguistics 18
Register,Genre,andForm 28
Register 28
Genre 32
TheNewFormCriticismandRegisterTheory 36
OutlineofMethod 40
Conclusion 46
3 ModeofDiscourseandStructuralDivisionsofthePropheticBookof
Joel 47
Introduction 47
ChannelandMediuminJoel 47
TextualCohesioninJoel 49
TextualCohesion—Joel1:1–20 49
Co-referenceTies 49
Co-classificationTies 52
Co-extensionTies 53
ModeofDiscourse:Conclusions 55
DividingJoel1:20fromJoel2:1 56
TextualCohesion—Joel2:1–17 57
Co-referenceTies 57
Co-classificationTies 60
Co-extensionTies 61
vi contents
ModeofDiscourse:Conclusions 63
DividingJoel2:1–17from2:18–3:5 64
TextualCohesion—Joel2:18–3:5 65
Co-referenceTies 65
Co-classificationTies 67
Co-extensionTies 67
ModeofDiscourse:Conclusions 70
DividingJoel2:18–3:5fromJoel4:1–21 70
TextualCohesion—Joel4:1–21 71
Co-referenceTies 71
Co-classificationTies 74
Co-extensionTies 75
ModeofDiscourse:Conclusions 80
ModeofDiscourseinthePropheticBookofJoel—Conclusions 81
4 Joel1:1–20—AnalysisofFieldandTenor 83
Introduction 83
Field 83
Participants 83
Arena:Location 86
Arena:Time 87
VerbalProcessesandTransitivityStructure 90
LogicalRelations:Taxis 92
LogicalRelations:RelationalClauses 94
FieldofDiscourse:Conclusions 95
Tenor 95
ParticipantRelations 96
Interrogatives 101
TenorofDiscourse:Conclusions 101
RegisterAnalysisofJoel1 102
5 Joel2:1–17—AnalysisofFieldandTenor 103
Introduction 103
Field 103
Participants 103
Arena:Location 106
Arena:Time 107
VerbalProcessesandTransitivityStructure 113
LogicalRelations:Taxis 115
FieldofDiscourse:Conclusions 120
contents vii
Tenor 121
ParticipantRelations 121
Interrogatives 124
TenorofDiscourse:Conclusions 127
RegisterAnalysisofJoel2:1–17 128
6 Joel2:18–3:5—AnalysisofFieldandTenor 130
Introduction 130
Field 130
Participants 130
Arena:Location 133
Arena:Time 135
VerbalProcessesandTransitivityStructure 139
LogicalRelations:Taxis 141
LogicalRelations:RelationalClauses 143
FieldofDiscourse:Conclusions 144
Tenor 144
ParticipantRelations 144
Polarity,Interrogatives,andProcessSharing 148
TenorofDiscourse:Conclusions 148
RegisterAnalysisofJoel2:18–3:5 149
7 Joel4:1–21—FieldandTenorAnalysis 151
Introduction 151
Field 152
Participants 152
Arena:Location 153
Arena:Time 157
VerbalProcessesandTransitivityStructure 160
LogicalRelations:Taxis 169
LogicalRelations:RelationalClauses 174
FieldofDiscourse:Conclusions 176
Tenor 177
ParticipantRelations 177
Polarity,Interrogatives,andProcessSharing 180
TenorofDiscourse:Conclusions 181
RegisterAnalysisofJoel4:1–21 181
viii contents
8 TheRegisterofthePropheticBookofJoel 186
Introduction 186
TheRegisteroftheBookofJoel 187
TheModeoftheBookofJoel 187
TheFieldoftheBookofJoel 188
TheTenoroftheBookofJoel 193
Form,Genre,RegisterandContextofSituation 197
9 ConclusionsandSuggestionsforFurtherStudy 206
RegisterandContextofSituationinthePropheticBookofJoel 206
SuggestionsforFurtherStudy 208
Bibliography 209
IndexofModernAuthors 222
IndexofScripture 224
Acknowledgements
Thisisbookisahighlyadaptedversionofmydoctoraldissertation,andsofirst
andforemostImustthankmylongtimementorandprimarysupervisorMark
J. Boda. The years I have spent under his tutelage, first as an undergraduate
student, and then as a doctoral student have been deeply formative. I have
had the pleasure of learning about the Bible and biblical studies deeply and
broadly,butIhavealsohadthepleasureoflearningakindandgenerouspas-
toralpedagogythroughhisexample.Icanhardlyimagineabettersupervision
experience,andIamprofoundlygratefulforit.Iwouldalsoliketothankmy
secondarysupervisorStanleyE.Porter.Hiskindnessandgraciousness,aswell
ashisexampleofacademiccommitmentandrigourhavehelpedimmensely.
ItwasalsoDr.PorterwhofirstintroducedmetotheworkofM.A.K.Halliday
andRuqaiyaHasan,andthebroaderworldofSystemicFunctionalLinguistics,
whichisthetheoreticalpointofviewthatunderpinsthisprojectandmuchof
myotherwork,andforthisIamdeeplythankful.
Thecompletionoftheinitialdissertationaswellastherevisionsthatledto
thisversionoftheprojectalltookplaceinthecontextofmycurrentinstitution,
Ambrose University. The faculty and staff at Ambrose have been uniformly
welcomingandsupportive,andImustofferparticularthankstoJo-AnnBadley
and to other members of the administration for their ongoing material and
emotionalsupportinthecompletionofthiswork.
Allacademicworktakesplaceinsomecontext,andintegraltomyexperi-
encewereagreatmanyfriendshipsofvariouskinds.Severalclosefriendsstand
out especially, and have been key to the initial development and final com-
pletionofthisbook.IwouldliketoofferspecialthankstoChristopherLand,
FrancisPang,AnthonyPyles,andBethandJonStovell.
I would also like to thank Stephanie Paalvast and Maarten Frieswijk of
Brill, as well as Prof. Dr. Smelik and the rest of the editorial board of Studia
Semitica Neerlandica, for all of their help in bringing the book to press. I
amtremendouslyproudtohavethisworkincludedinsuchanexcellentand
importantseries.
Finally,andmostimportantly,Iwouldliketothankmyfamily.Mymother
and father, Gary and Lynda Toffelmire, have given me every emotional and
materialsupportimaginablethroughoutmylife,andthisbookwouldnotbe
possiblewithoutthem.But,ofcourse,mydeepestdebtofgratitudegoestomy
dearchildrenLiam,Ainsley,andLucy,andtomywifeJinny,whoarethelight
andloveofmylife.Thisworkisdedicatedtothem.