Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-245) and index.

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 -- INTRODUCTION TO THE METHOD OF ANALYSIS -- AND DESCRIPTION -- 1. Presuppositions of the Method -- 2. Concepts of the Method -- 3. Procedures of Analysis, Description, and Representation -- 4. The Lexicon and Lexical Entries -- 5. Objectives of the Study -- Chapter 2 -- THE METHOD OF ANALYSIS AND DESCRIPTION -- 1. Syntactic Functions -- 2. Semantic Functions -- 3. Lexical Realizations -- 4. Permissible Omission of Required Complements and -- Coinstantiation -- 5. The Verb Eilpi: Complex Predicators -- 6. Procedures for Generating Entries for the Lexicon and -- Parsing Guide -- 7. Conclusions -- Chapter 3 -- CONTRIBUTION OF THE METHOD TO TEXTUAL STUDIES -- 1. Textual Critical Study of Mark 16.9-20 -- 2. Textual Critical Note on Mark 4.15 -- 3. The Punctuation of Mark 1.1-4 -- 4. The Punctuation of Mark 4.15 -- Chapter 4 -- CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE METHOD TO TRANSLATION -- 1. AEyco Intrusion -- 2. The Semantic Feature [animate] -- 3. The Semantic Feature [response] -- Chapter 5 -- CONTRIBUTION OF THE METHOD TO NARRATIVE ANALYSIS -- 1. Explicit and Implicit Reference -- 2. The Semantic Functions Predicated of God -- 3. The Use of Repetition in the Characterization of God -- 4. The Contribution of All References to the -- Narrative Development -- 5. The Contribution of Agent References to the -- Narrative Development -- 6. The Narrative Function of the Characterization of -- God in Mark -- Chapter 6 -- GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LEXICON AND -- PARSING GUIDE -- 1. The Semantic Notations in Lexicon Entries -- 2. The Lexicon and Parsing Guide -- 3. The Delineation of Adjuncts of Predicators in the -- Parsing Guide -- 4. Conclusions -- Chapter 7 -- LEXICON AND PARSING GUIDE -- 1. Lexicon and Parsing Guide Entries for Verbs -- 2. Lexicon and Parsing Guide Entries for Prepositions -- 3. Lexicon and Parsing Guide Entries for Complex Predicators -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors.