Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Dave Washburn" <dwashbur AT nyx.net>]

Vince wrote:
> does anyone know of a grammarian since Jouon (1923) that questioned
> the VSO analysis of Biblical Hebrew syntax? shame it was revised
> away in Muraoka's 1993 english revision. i would be so grateful for a
> tip: it would have to be off the beaten track. ;-)

I can't think of any in print, but I have argued for years that Hebrew 
is not VSO, and in fact the VSO analysis is based on the 
frequency of the wayyiqtol, which is clearly a transformed-and-
moved constituent.

Dave Washburn
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