Biblical Hebrew frequently departs from its expected verb-initial order, employing fronted structures in which a constituent precedes the finite verb. This book argues that linguistic economy and iconicity can explain the morphosyntactic strategy of fronting at both sentence and discourse levels.Investigating fronted structures across the Former Prophets (Joshua–2 Kings), Ian Atkinson develops an overarching theoretical framework that integrates information structure (topic and foc...

Biblical Hebrew frequently departs from its expected verb-initial order, employing fronted structures in which a constituent precedes the finite verb. This book argues that linguistic economy and iconicity can explain the morphosyntactic strategy of fronting at both sentence and discourse levels.Investigating fronted structures across the Former Prophets (Joshua–2 Kings), Ian Atkinson develops an overarching theoretical framework that integrates information structure (topic and foc...

In December 1986, the Swiftsure-class submarine, HMS Saracen sailed from Devonport for a routine patrol within the Arctic Circle.A series of catastrophic incidents combine to leave her crippled on the bottom of the Barents Sea, dangerously close to the Russian coast. The crew struggle for days to repair the boat before their life support systems fail. Eventually returning to the surface, the world is a very different place. Inexplicably, their nuclear submarine has been transported ...