2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A Comparative Analysis of the Armenian New Testament Vocabulary and Compilation of the Armenian Thesaurus

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20520368
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Linguistics
Research Institution	Tohoku University
Principal Investigator	CHIGUSA Shinichi Tohoku University, 大学院・文学研究科, 教授 (30125611)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	アルメニア語 / ギリシア語 / 新約聖書 / 語彙 / 異訳 / シソーラス / 談話標識
Research Abstract	The present study intends to analyze the whole vocabulary which is attested in the Classical Armenian New Testament with the Greek lexicon based on semantic domains and to provide Armenian data base towards compilation of the Armenian thesaurus which can contribute to our understanding of the Armenian linguistic cosmos reflecting their spiritual world. An interesting case demonstrating a semantic difference between the Armenian lexical items and the Greek ones is represented by the words or expressions belonging to the semantic subdomain of 'punish and reward'. Furthermore, some properties of the discourse strategy peculiar to Classical Armenian, which would make the New Testament comprehensible to the Armenians, are provided with systematic consideration of the Greek data.

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