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  • From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
  • To: Joseph Brian Tucker <music AT riverviewcog.org>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Prefix or Imperfect, Qal or D
  • Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:04:51 -0400


At 05:40 PM 9/15/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Greetings
>
>I am using Kittel, Hoffer and Wright. I am getting a little concerned about
>the terminology. What do you sugguest beginning students need to know about
>terminology? For example:
>
>1. Prefix or imperfect form.

incompleted action, past or present.

>
>2. Affix or perfect form.

completed action, past or present.

>
>3. Qal Piel or D, D2, etc.

qal- simple
niphal- passive
piel- intensive
pual- intensive passive
hiphil- causative
hophal- causative passive
hithpael- reflexive


>
>What is the most appropriate way to describe the differences in terms,
>(aspect and stem names,etc.) to beginning students?

as above.

>
>4. Should the traditional labels for stems be kept, or is there enough
>reasons to accept the newer labels? Could someone provide me a list of
>those labels?
>

absolutely.
if it aint broke dont fix it.

j.

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Jim West, ThD
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