Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship:

A Comparison of the Book of Mormon’s Subordinate That Usage

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Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
Published:
1/7/2022
Specs:
Digest / 5.25" x 8.25"
36 pages Saddle-stitched
Category:
Religion
Tags:
archaism, Book of Mormon, church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, lds, linguistics, Mormonism

Abstract: This paper compares the Book of Mormon’s subordinate that usage with what is found in the King James Bible, pseudo-archaic writings, and the greater textual record. In this linguistic domain, the Book of Mormon manifests as thoroughly archaic, and it surpasses all known pseudo-archaic writings in breadth and depth of archaism. The implications of this set of linguistic data indicate that the translation as originally dictated by Joseph Smith cannot plausibly be explained as the result of Joseph’s own word choices, but it is consistent with the hypothesis that the wording was somehow provided to him.

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