Description: Time and the Biblical Hebrew Verb : The Expression of Tense, Aspect, and Modality in Biblical Hebrew, Hardcover by Cook, John A., ISBN 1575062569, ISBN-13 9781575062563, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In this book John Cook interacts with the range of approaches to the perennial questions on the Biblical Hebrew verb in a fair-minded approach. Some of his answers may appear deceptively traditional, such as his perfective-imperfective identification of the qatal&;yiqtol opposition. However, his approach is distinguished from the traditional approaches by its modern linguistic foundation. One distinguishing sign is his employment of the phrase &;aspect prominent&; to describe the Biblical Hebrew verbal system. As with almost any of the world&;s verbal systems, this aspect-prominent system can express a wide range of aspectual, tensed, and modal meanings. In chap. 3, he argues that each of the forms can be semantically identified with a general meaning and that the expressions of specific aspectual, tensed, and modal meanings by each form are explicable with reference to its general meaning. After a decade of research and creative thinking, the author has come to frame his discussion not with the central question of &;Tense or Aspect?&; but with the question &;What is the range of meaning for a given form, and what sort of contextual factors (syntagm, discourse, etc.) help us to understand this range in relation to a general meaning for the form?&; In chap. 4 Cook addresses long-standing issues involving interaction between the semantics of verbal forms and their discourse pragmatic functions. He also proposes a theory of discourse modes for Biblical Hebrew. These discourse modes account for various temporal relationships that are found among successive clauses in Biblical Hebrew. Cook&;s work addresses old questions with a fresh approach that is sure to provoke dialogue and new research.
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Book Title: Time and the Biblical Hebrew Verb : The Expression of Tense, Aspe
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Name: Time and the Biblical Hebrew Verb : the Expression of Tense, Aspect, and Modality in Biblical Hebrew
Language: English
Publisher: Pennsylvania STATE University Press
Item Height: 1.4 in
Subject: Judaism / Sacred Writings, Ancient / General, Hebrew, Biblical Référence / Language Study
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Language Course
Item Weight: 40.1 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: John A. Cook
Subject Area: Foreign Language Study, Religion, History
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Linguistic Studies in Ancient West Semitic Ser.
Format: Hardcover
