DHQ article: discourse pattern deviation

property value
id 491
local link localhost:8000/hebrew/query?id=491
original link shebanq.ancient-data.org/hebrew/query?id=491
created by Oliver Glanz
project DHQ special edition
organization Henry S. Otio
date created 2015-01-04 14:11:50
date modified 2016-01-15 04:28:07
date shared 2015-01-04 15:28:19

Description

This query finds all cases in which the same direct speech introduction (same subject [e.g. Abraham] speaks to the same complement [e.g. to Abimelech]) is repeated after the initial direct speech has been heard. The pattern we are looking for looks like this: X speaks to Y: "bla bla bla" X speaks to Y: "bla bla bla"

One would expect after the initial X speaks to Y: "bla bla bla" the construction Y speaks/answers to X: "bla bla bla" is following.

We are therefore searching for a rather uncommon pattern. The query was inspired by Genesis 20:9-10 where Abimelech initiated a direct speech twice without Abraham responding after Abimelech’s first speech.

Versions

4

property value
id 638
TF set q491-4
local link localhost:8000/hebrew/query?id=491&version=4
original link shebanq.ancient-data.org/hebrew/query?id=491&version=4
results 310
words in results 311
date executed 2015-01-04 15:28:19
date modified 2015-01-04 15:28:19
date published 2015-04-16 06:19:11
Emdros version emdros 3.4.0

Query instruction (mql)

select all objects where
    [[clause domain = "N"
        [phrase function = Pred
            [word
                [word lex = "DBR["]
                OR
                [word lex = ">MR["]
                OR
                [word lex = "QR>["]
            ]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Subj
            [word AS samesubject]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Cmpl
            [word AS samecomplement]
        ]
    ]
    [clause domain = "N"]* {0-1}
    [clause domain = "Q"]* {1-50}
    [clause domain = "N"
        [phrase function = Pred
            [word
                [word lex = "DBR["]
                OR
                [word lex = ">MR["]
                OR
                [word lex = "QR>["]
            ]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Subj
            [word lex = samesubject.lex]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Cmpl
            [word lex = samecomplement.lex]
        ]
    ]]
OR
    [[clause domain = "N"
        [phrase function = Pred
            [word
                [word lex = "DBR["]
                OR
                [word lex = ">MR["]
                OR
                [word lex = "QR>["]
            ]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Cmpl
            [word AS samecomplement2]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Subj
            [word AS samesubject2]
        ]
    ]
    [clause domain = "N"]* {0-1}
    [clause domain = "Q"]* {1-50}
    [clause domain = "N"
        [phrase function = Pred
            [word
                [word lex = "DBR["]
                OR
                [word lex = ">MR["]
                OR
                [word lex = "QR>["]
            ]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Cmpl
            [word lex = samecomplement2.lex]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Subj
            [word lex = samesubject2.lex]
        ]
    ]]
    OR
    [[clause domain = "N"
        [phrase function = Pred
            [word
                [word lex = "DBR["]
                OR
                [word lex = ">MR["]
                OR
                [word lex = "QR>["]
            ]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Subj
            [word AS samesubject3]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Cmpl
            [word AS samecomplement3]
        ]
    ]
    [clause domain = "N"]* {0-1}
    [clause domain = "Q"]* {1-50}
    [clause domain = "N"
        [phrase function = Pred
            [word
                [word lex = "DBR["]
                OR
                [word lex = ">MR["]
                OR
                [word lex = "QR>["]
            ]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Cmpl
            [word lex = samecomplement3.lex]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Subj
            [word lex = samesubject3.lex]
        ]
    ]]
    OR
    [[clause domain = "N"
        [phrase function = Pred
            [word
                [word lex = "DBR["]
                OR
                [word lex = ">MR["]
                OR
                [word lex = "QR>["]
            ]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Cmpl
            [word AS samecomplement4]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Subj
            [word AS samesubject4]
        ]
    ]
    [clause domain = "N"]* {0-1}
    [clause domain = "Q"]* {1-50}
    [clause domain = "N"
        [phrase function = Pred
            [word
                [word lex = "DBR["]
                OR
                [word lex = ">MR["]
                OR
                [word lex = "QR>["]
            ]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Subj
            [word lex = samesubject4.lex]
        ]
        ..
        [phrase FOCUS function = Cmpl
            [word lex = samecomplement4.lex]
        ]
    ]]