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  • From: "Lee R. Martin" <lmartin AT vol.com>
  • To: Paul Zellmer <zellmer AT cag.pworld.net.ph>, Hebrew List <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Tilburg Paper
  • Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 22:25:03 -0500




Paul Zellmer wrote:

> Lee,
> A couple of questions:
> 1) Into which category would you place the x-qatal that is used for
> introducing a
> section in narratives? 2.1?
>

Paul,
Yes, 2.1 is setting or antecedent information.

> 2) Do you see all these same categories also applying to the x-yiqtols in
> their
> appropriate contexts? (I must admit that I should have investigated this
> second
> question myself before asking it. But weekends are a busy time for me, and
> I didn't
> want the question to slip out of my weak mind.)
>

Yes, x-yiqtol can perform 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3; but x-yiqtol is forward looking
or
repeated actions.

>
> Paul
>
> Lee R. Martin wrote:
>
> > I would prefer the following descriptions for x-qatal:
> > 1. Antecedent information (setting or previous actions) 2.1
> > 2. Circumstance (contemporaneous actions) 2.2
> > 3. Comparison / contrast Gen 4:2-5;
> > 4. Oral Report 2.4
> > 5. Specification (1.1; 1.2; and 2.3)
> >
> > Only number 5 has emphasis on X.
> >
>
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