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  • From: Andrew Kulikovsky <anku AT CelsiusTech.com.au>
  • To: "'yochanan bitan'" <ButhFam AT compuserve.com>
  • Cc: "'b-hebrew'" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: waw-consecs and timing
  • Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 09:46:13 +0930


> -----Original Message-----
> From: yochanan bitan [mailto:ButhFam AT compuserve.com]

> > Does the waw-consecutive have any implicit timing in it. It
> generally
> > describes consecutive events, but is there any idea about
> the time gap
> > between the events?
>
> No implied time gap, the events often overlap and in extreme cases can
> refer to a previous event and give it "on line" status ("unmarked
> overlay").

Can you cite any examples of each kind (particularly the "previous event")?

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Andrew
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