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Journal Article

English

Terry, Roger

Archaic Pronouns and Verbs in the Book of Mormon : What Inconsistent Usage Tells Us about Translation Theories

Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought

Fall 2014

47

3

Cambridge, MA

Dialogue Foundation

2014

53-80

Terry explores briefly the inconsistent usage of second-person pronouns in the English translation of the Book of Mormon. Based on clues in the text of the Book of Mormon itself and on the descriptive accounts left by Joseph and others, two general theories have arisen regarding this unusual translation process. Whether or not this is accurate, one thing is certain: Joseph Smith did not "translate" the Book of Mormon, not if people mean that translating involves having a sound understanding of the source language and culture and then converting a document from that language into the target language.

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Book of Mormon, editions and translations
Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith's translation of
Book of Mormon, literary context
Book of Mormon, textual development

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