What’s in a Word? Pairs and Merisms in 3 Nephi

Title

What’s in a Word? Pairs and Merisms in 3 Nephi

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2004

Authors

Hallen, Cynthia L. (Primary), Sorenson, Josh (Primary), and ELANG 324 Students (Corporate/Institutional)

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Pagination

152-157, 174

Volume

13 Issue

1-2

URL

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol13/iss1/16

Terms of use

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

Cynthia Hallen invited students in her History of the English Language course to search for conjoined word pairs in the scriptures as a term project. They searched for pairs of words linked with conjunctions in order to better understand the meaning of selected set expressions in the King James Bible and the Book of Mormon. Hallen summarizes and comments on their research.

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 13/1-2 (2004)

3 Nephi

Language

Word Pairs

King James Bible

Merism

What’s in a Word? Pairs and Merisms in 3 Nephi

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