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Opposites - retry

From: Kimmo Huovila <kimmo.huovila AT helsinki.fi>
To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Opposites - retry
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 11:06:15 +0200

Since I did not get any replies, I try again.

Kimmo

Kimmo Huovila wrote:
>
> Jouon-Muraoka §160 k says "Opposite and conflicting notions are less
> sharply distinguished than in our languages. Thus &FN") to hate can be
> used where we would say not to love..."
>
> Is this rule general in its applicability, or is it very restricted
> lexically? Does the rule show some kind of asymmetry (for example not
> loving could be expressed with a word whose basic meaning is to hate,
> but not hating could not be expressed with a word for loving)?

Opposites - retry, Kimmo Huovila, 02/01/2000