Abstract
Discourse analysis should not be overly ambitious, but it can be a most helpful exegetical tool if it concentrates on the argumentative flow and thematic aspects of a discourse. A refined model of South African discourse analysis is presented. The different stages in this model are discussed and illustrated by means of Philippians 3:2-11. Special attention is given to problems regarding the dividing of the text into colons.
Highlights
Discourse analysis should not be overly ambitious, but it can be a most helpful exegetical tool if it concentrates on the argumentative flow and thematic aspects of a discourse
It became clear that discourse analysis can be a most helpful exegetical tool if its practitioners would concentrate on what this method can do best, namely to describe the argumentative flow and determine the main theme and sub-themes of a specific discourse
It should be added that, minimally, there may be only one noun/noun phrase functioning as subject of the verb phrase (VP), but there can be more such nouns/noun phrases connected to the same verb, for example “The Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus”
Summary
In a previous article attention was given to the birth and development of discourse analysis, both internationally and nationally[3]. Various factors that prevented discourse analysis from developing its full potential were discussed and some remedies suggested. It became clear that discourse analysis can be a most helpful exegetical tool if its practitioners would concentrate on what this method can do best, namely to describe the argumentative flow and determine the main theme and sub-themes of a specific discourse. The model of discourse analysis ( abbreviated as DA) presented here agrees substantially with that initiated and. ISSN 1609-9982 = VERBUM ET ECCLESIA JRG 29(2) 2008 developed by J P Louw[4] and further refined by members of the New Testament Society of South Africa[5]
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