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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Uri Hurwitz <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Blau's explanation for how ultimate stress became in Hebrew
  • Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 13:28:37 -0400

The may exist in Hotentote, but they don't exist in Hebrew. What is "Consider Akkadian"?

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Aug 2, 2010, at 12:09 PM, Uri Hurwitz wrote:

They exist now. Just consider Arabic as an example.
There is no reason to assume that they didn't exist
before. Consider Akkadian as an example.

And take a look at the meter of Medieval Hebrew
poetry.

Uri Hurwitz Wilmington VT



I don't believe in short and long vowels. They don't
exist now, and there is no reason for them to have
existed before. Prof. Blau seems to have a lively
imagination.

Isaac Fried, Boston University




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