Analysing Literary Sumerian - Corpus-based Approaches - Jarle Ebeling

Analysing Literary Sumerian - Corpus-based Approaches - Jarle Ebeling

On divine-referent bull metaphors in the ETCSL corpus

Analysing Literary Sumerian - Corpus-based Approaches - Jarle Ebeling

Jarle Ebeling [+-]
University of Oxford
Jarle Ebeling is a researcher at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, specializing in corpus linguistics.

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This chapter explores the significance of animals in references to the deities in Sumerian literature, focusing on one type of imagery -- the bull metaphor. It uses the ETCSL to examine frequencies of the images.

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Feldt, Laura. On divine-referent bull metaphors in the ETCSL corpus. Analysing Literary Sumerian - Corpus-based Approaches. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 184-214 Apr 2007. ISBN 9781845532291. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=22658. Date accessed: 11 Dec 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.22658. Apr 2007

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