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  • From: Fritz Knobloch <fknobloc AT deans.umd.edu>
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: conative
  • Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 08:34:46 -0500


> >> Ex 8:14 is conative because the priests *tried to* bring forth gnats
> >> none of your examples above are conative.

Unless there is some use of "conative" that I am not aware of, I have to
agree with Randall that none of the examples qualify. Conative speech, as I
understand R. Jakobson's description of it, is speech whose function is to
get the hearer to do something. "The priests tried to bring forth gnats" is
referential; "Bring forth gnats!" would be conative. But I'm at a loss for
what to call the use of the imperfect that you are describing--hope somebody
can come up with it!

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  • Re: conative, yochanan bitan, 02/14/1999
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • Re: conative, Rolf Furuli, 02/15/1999
    • Re: conative, Fritz Knobloch, 02/16/1999

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