Biblical Hebrew Forum

[ROGLAND AT rullet.LeidenUniv.nl]

> is there a comprehensive study of the infinitive absolute? form, syntax,
> distribution, semantics, etc, etc? if not, it ought to be done: it's not
> that big of a project.

        Mark Smith gave a paper last month on the inf. abs. at a congress 
        in Beer Sheva.  I assume it will appear in the proceedings when 
        they are published (E.J. Brill).
        
        A doctoral dissertation on the subject is being prepared by Shigeo 
        Takeuchi, though I don't know when it will be finished, and it 
        will be written in Japanese (though I've heard that the Hebrew 
        tense-aspect system is very similar to the Japanese...).  You 
        could e-mail him at: atake AT cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp
        
        Best wishes,
        
        Max Rogland, Leiden University