Anchoring world and time in biblical Hebrew

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ID10140563
AuthorsGalia Hatav (0000-0002-7735-1752, University of Florida, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume40
Issue3
Pages491-526
Publication date2004-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2267 • E-ISSN: 1469-7742
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022226704002750
OpenAlexW2003383634
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

One of the most puzzling issues in biblical Hebrew has been its verbal system. In this article, I deal with one of the forms, namely wayyiqtol , suggesting that its meaning is compositional, calculated from three components: a verbal base and two morphemes. The verbal base is shown to be modal, involving quantification over possible worlds. The two morphemes prefixed to the verbal base restrict its modal nature. One morpheme functions like the definite article in a noun phrase; it picks out one of the possible worlds, the familiar actual world (Wo), and anchors the event into it. The other morpheme builds a reference-time, locating the event in time

Base (topology · Biblical studies · Epistemology · Event (particle physics · Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Modal · Morpheme · Noun · Noun phrase · Phrase · Physics · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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