Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

Peter, 
I'd be interested to see some examples of some of these, 
especially the exceptions to past and examples of suggested mis-
pointings.  I'd also be interested to see what you consider "special 
cases" wrt sequentiality.

> Rather off the top of my head, I would say that the features of 
> WAYYIQTOL which we have mentioned come to the fore as follows:
> 
> +past           usually, not always especially where context is future
> +perfective     almost always, perhaps always (?)
> +realis         almost always, perhaps always (?)
> -dependence     not quite sure what you mean by this one

Syntactically dependent or connected to another (previous) clause. 
Examples would be coordination, apposition, governance by a 
temporal clause, that sort of thing.  

> -subordination  I'd need to look more closely at this one

Subordination most often happens in BH by means of KY or )$R, 
that the type of clause I denote by "subordination."

> and if for now we allow a feature from a different level:
> 
> +sequential     usually, except in hendiadys and some special cases
> 
> I would also suggest a small secondary focus made up of cases in which 
> WAYYIQTOL is actually a mis-pointing of WEYIQTOL.
> 
> Peter Kirk
> 
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> Subject: Re[3]: Prototype Theory and Hebrew Tense/Aspect
> Author:  <dwashbur AT nyx.net> at Internet
> Date:    14/12/1999 09:46
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> 
> <snip>
> 
> OK, assuming we're on level ground there, then, and working within 
> Huovila's theory, which features do you see coming to the fore in 
> BH usage of the wayyiqtol?
> 
> 
> Dave Washburn
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Dave Washburn
http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur
Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth;
give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name.
                                   Psalm 86:11