[b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47 - Suffix -UT
Isaac Fried
if at math.bu.edu
Thu Nov 29 02:31:52 EST 2007
David,
I do not think that [hu'] (3ms anaphoric pronoun) and [hi'] (3fs
anaphoric pronoun) form a minimal pair. In fact I have not seen yet a
convincing argument as even to the mere existence of such a minimum.
In any event, you may be right in thinking that we should part now
and let matters cool off for some time.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Nov 29, 2007, at 1:52 AM, David Kummerow wrote:
>
> Before I commit to what I said about entirely retiring from this
> discussion:
>
> 1. Typological analysis of known human languages has convincingly
> demonstrated that human language minimally requires three vowels.
>
> 2. Since you obviously do not understand phonemics, let me briefly
> demonstrate: [hu'] (3ms anaphoric pronoun) and [hi'] (3ms anaphoric
> pronoun) form a minimal pair allowing for the identification of the
> phonemes /u/ and /i/. They are thus phonemes -- not identity
> markers. The fact that they may be used as such is entirely
> secondary -- which means that not every 'u' or 'i' is an identity
> marker. Other linguistic criteria isolate these phonemes as vowels,
> distinguishing them from the consonantal phonemes.
>
> 3. The fact that you are oblivious to these facts necessitates that
> you really should read up on basic linguistics and until you do so
> your thoughts cannot be taken at all seriously.
>
> Regards,
> David Kummerow.
>
>
>
>> Which is an erroneous, and -- as always it seems -- linguistically
>> unsubstantiated assumption on your part. Human beings are unable
>> to speak such a theoretical construct and has been proven through
>> the typological documentation of languages world-wide.
>> Regards,
>> David Kummerow.
>>> David,
>>>
>>> You have said
>>>
>>> "Actually, I said, and have said, a lot more than that."
>>>
>>> I know. I would greatly prefer, though, to stay focused on one
>>> thing at a time.
>>>
>>> I have said it often and very clearly before, and I will say it
>>> again:
>>>
>>> Every U and I in a Hebrew word is a universal identity marker
>>> [aka personal pronoun], invariably. There is no such thing in
>>> Hebrew as a "vowel", except for A. The idea of the vowel is an
>>> alien carry-over into Hebrew from Indo-European grammar.
>>>
>>> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>>> On Nov 29, 2007, at 12:06 AM, David Kummerow wrote:
>>>
>
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