UID:
almafu_9959236843902883
Format:
1 online resource (234 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-283-28039-6
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9786613280398
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90-272-8196-3
Series Statement:
Studies in language companion series (SLCS), v. 34
Content:
"The semantics of aspect and modality" will be of interest both to linguists working on temporality, as a general phenomenon in language, and Hebraists investigating the semantics of the verbal forms in biblical Hebrew.Tense, aspect and modality are among the most challenging discussed areas of language. Similarly, the semantics of the verbal system in biblical Hebrew has been investigated since the Middle Ages. Galia Hatav provides extensive critical overviews of research in both areas, and suggests a new approach for analyzing the biblical Hebrew verb system, showing it to be tenseless
Note:
THE SEMANTICS OF ASPECT AND MODALITY EVIDENCE FROM ENGLISH AND BIBLICAL HEBREW; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction - Temporality in Language; Chapter 2. Sequence; Chapter 3. Inclusion: The Progressive Aspect; Chapter 4. Modality; Chapter 5. The Perfect Aspect: Simultaneity, Anteriority and Backgrounding; Chapter 6. Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research; References; Name Index; Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-272-3037-4
Language:
English
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