The handwriting of the editor: how did Anton Thor Helle edit the verb morphology of the Old Testament Cover Image

Anton Thor Helle toimetajakäekiri: kuidas Thor Helle vana testamendi verbimorfoloogiat redigeeris
The handwriting of the editor: how did Anton Thor Helle edit the verb morphology of the Old Testament

Author(s): Annika Kilgi
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: history of literary Estonian; Bible translation; morphosyntax; editing

Summary/Abstract: This article observes the editing process of the first Estonian Bible. The manuscript of the Old Testament was written by several people, but the corrections were made mainly by Anton Thor Helle. In this article, excerpts from 14 handwritings occurring in the canonical books of the Old Testament are observed. The focus is on the places where the editor altered the verb morphology.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 56
  • Page Range: 091-108
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Estonian