The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of blue in the Old Testament-in Hebrew and translations.The interdisciplinary approach in-cludes the treatment of color as a cultural unit according to of Eco's i...The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of blue in the Old Testament-in Hebrew and translations.The interdisciplinary approach in-cludes the treatment of color as a cultural unit according to of Eco's idea,lexical and contextual semantics,distinguishing visual and verbal color languages.The interface between verbal and visual color language is the prototype.Prototypes are universal natural visual objects-sky,sea,fire,blood,the sun at noon,all plants,light,milk,snow,darkness,and coal and have evolved into cultural units(Eco 1996[1985])in all cultures and languages.Basic Color Terms(BCT-blue),Prototype Terms(PT-sky and sea),Rivals Terms of prototypes(RT-sapphire,blue skins),Terms for Basic Features of the Prototypes(TBFP-breadth,infinite,boundless)are examined.Translation is a criterion for semiotic value,cultural and linguistic context.Norm of Test of Free Word-Associations is a source of non-color(secondary)meanings of verbal colors.Test results allow us to flesh out the hidden links‘prototype color-most typical feature of the proto-type-secondary meanings of color'in text and visual culture.The secondary cultural meanings of BCTs and RTs are specified in color compounds.The color blue tehelet is used in most cases in synergy(not in opposition)with the other three colors in a tetrad:purple argaman-scarlet tolaat shani-linen shesh.Analysis on the synergic relations is performed.The same applies to duads blue-linen,blue-purple,blue skins-scarlet,blue skins-red skins.Color compounds are elements of the Priestly Code,therefore a hypothesis on compounds at se-miotic axes is developed.The PT sky is involved in religious heritage.Themes as Hebrew substitute shamaim for the Tetragrammaton,the Hierarchy of heavens complete the areas of cultural unit blue in the Old Testament.展开更多
The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of green in the Old Testament—in Hebrew and translations. The approach is interdisciplinary, which includes: the treatment of colour as a cultural unit, according to...The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of green in the Old Testament—in Hebrew and translations. The approach is interdisciplinary, which includes: the treatment of colour as a cultural unit, according to the idea of Umberto Eco; lexical and contextual semantics; examining Basic Colour Terms(BCT—adjective, noun, verb), Prototype Terms(PT—all plants), Rivals Terms of Prototypes(RT), e.g raven, shadow, ebony, etc.; Terms for the Basic Features of the Prototypes(TBFP—fresh, humid, juicy, lush, damp, humid, moist, wet, flowering, blossoming); translation as a criterion and semiotic value; semio-osmosis as a process that aims equivalence of translations, regardless of the different world views of Hebrew and other languages; semio-osmosis and accommodation; cultural and linguistic context; the interplay of old information(topic/theme)—new information(focus/rheme); context meanings and symbolism of grass; translation of PT and TBFP, e.g. fresh tree; grass & herbs; grass & freshness, vegetables, leafy as green; and biblical specialization of PT and TBFP, e.g. fresh tree(Hebrew).展开更多
1. Introduction1Death, mankind’s unavoidable destiny, has been considered by humans from all eras and in all places, and our discomfort in dealing with death and dying connects us across historical and geographical d...1. Introduction1Death, mankind’s unavoidable destiny, has been considered by humans from all eras and in all places, and our discomfort in dealing with death and dying connects us across historical and geographical divides.2 Following the example set by anthropologists, scholars in other fields have begun to realize the importance of studying the reactions of diferent civilizations to the eternal problem of death, both verbally and nonverbally. Among the classic studies on the subject, the work of Robert Hertz and Ernesto De Martino merits special mention.展开更多
By studying the vocabulary of rot and decay, the opportunity presents itself to engage one of the fundamental beliefs of the Egyptian culture from the aspect of its frst principles. The reason why this matters is beca...By studying the vocabulary of rot and decay, the opportunity presents itself to engage one of the fundamental beliefs of the Egyptian culture from the aspect of its frst principles. The reason why this matters is because some of the 20th century translators that we have today are based upon emendations made because the idioms did not make sense to translators who viewed ancient myth through a 19th century By underlens.展开更多
文摘The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of blue in the Old Testament-in Hebrew and translations.The interdisciplinary approach in-cludes the treatment of color as a cultural unit according to of Eco's idea,lexical and contextual semantics,distinguishing visual and verbal color languages.The interface between verbal and visual color language is the prototype.Prototypes are universal natural visual objects-sky,sea,fire,blood,the sun at noon,all plants,light,milk,snow,darkness,and coal and have evolved into cultural units(Eco 1996[1985])in all cultures and languages.Basic Color Terms(BCT-blue),Prototype Terms(PT-sky and sea),Rivals Terms of prototypes(RT-sapphire,blue skins),Terms for Basic Features of the Prototypes(TBFP-breadth,infinite,boundless)are examined.Translation is a criterion for semiotic value,cultural and linguistic context.Norm of Test of Free Word-Associations is a source of non-color(secondary)meanings of verbal colors.Test results allow us to flesh out the hidden links‘prototype color-most typical feature of the proto-type-secondary meanings of color'in text and visual culture.The secondary cultural meanings of BCTs and RTs are specified in color compounds.The color blue tehelet is used in most cases in synergy(not in opposition)with the other three colors in a tetrad:purple argaman-scarlet tolaat shani-linen shesh.Analysis on the synergic relations is performed.The same applies to duads blue-linen,blue-purple,blue skins-scarlet,blue skins-red skins.Color compounds are elements of the Priestly Code,therefore a hypothesis on compounds at se-miotic axes is developed.The PT sky is involved in religious heritage.Themes as Hebrew substitute shamaim for the Tetragrammaton,the Hierarchy of heavens complete the areas of cultural unit blue in the Old Testament.
文摘The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of green in the Old Testament—in Hebrew and translations. The approach is interdisciplinary, which includes: the treatment of colour as a cultural unit, according to the idea of Umberto Eco; lexical and contextual semantics; examining Basic Colour Terms(BCT—adjective, noun, verb), Prototype Terms(PT—all plants), Rivals Terms of Prototypes(RT), e.g raven, shadow, ebony, etc.; Terms for the Basic Features of the Prototypes(TBFP—fresh, humid, juicy, lush, damp, humid, moist, wet, flowering, blossoming); translation as a criterion and semiotic value; semio-osmosis as a process that aims equivalence of translations, regardless of the different world views of Hebrew and other languages; semio-osmosis and accommodation; cultural and linguistic context; the interplay of old information(topic/theme)—new information(focus/rheme); context meanings and symbolism of grass; translation of PT and TBFP, e.g. fresh tree; grass & herbs; grass & freshness, vegetables, leafy as green; and biblical specialization of PT and TBFP, e.g. fresh tree(Hebrew).
文摘1. Introduction1Death, mankind’s unavoidable destiny, has been considered by humans from all eras and in all places, and our discomfort in dealing with death and dying connects us across historical and geographical divides.2 Following the example set by anthropologists, scholars in other fields have begun to realize the importance of studying the reactions of diferent civilizations to the eternal problem of death, both verbally and nonverbally. Among the classic studies on the subject, the work of Robert Hertz and Ernesto De Martino merits special mention.
文摘By studying the vocabulary of rot and decay, the opportunity presents itself to engage one of the fundamental beliefs of the Egyptian culture from the aspect of its frst principles. The reason why this matters is because some of the 20th century translators that we have today are based upon emendations made because the idioms did not make sense to translators who viewed ancient myth through a 19th century By underlens.
