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Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 53 (2022)
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The Diachronic Usage of Exclamation Marks across the Major Book of Mormon Editions
Title
The Diachronic Usage of Exclamation Marks across the Major Book of Mormon Editions
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2022
Authors
Howell, Scott L. (Primary), Anderson, Brooke (Primary), Hingson, LaReina (Primary), McRae, Lanna (Primary), Vincent, Jesse (Primary), and Torruella, Brandon (Primary)
Journal
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
Pagination
265–286
Volume
53
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Abstract
The usage of the exclamation mark has changed over time but continues to serve as an important textual interpretation aid. Punctuation itself has not been a permanent fixture in English, rather it was slowly introduced to English documents with changing standard usages after the invention of the printing press. Here we highlight the use of the exclamation mark across major editions of the Book of Mormon and document the presence of the exclamation mark in a reference table.
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Subject Keywords
Textual Analysis
Punctuation
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