Multilingualism - Scripture Engagement

Culture Language Issues

Why compete? Creating new functions for the use of the New Testament

Sue A. Harris (1997)

The availability of Scripture in the traditional language is not enough to ensure shifting the patterns of language use already established in the church. In the Galat community the traditional language is used for informal, in-group communication in the domains…

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RichardFebruary 27, 2009

Language Issues Marketing and Distribution

Diglot New Testaments – Pros and cons

Warren Glover (1982)

Arguments against a diglot version focus on matters of cost, production time, and difficulty, and bulkiness versus ease of handling. Arguments for the diglot are mostly in the area of factors which will promote the use of the publication. The…

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RichardFebruary 16, 2009

Language Issues Marketing and Distribution

Diglots in the Philippine Context

Kermit Titrud (1994)

Then I asked them if they would prefer a diglot … even if the cost were double. They all answered yes. Titrud presents substantial reasons why the Caluyanun New Testament of the Philippines was published as a diglot with a…

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RichardNovember 14, 2008

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