Biblical Hebrew Forum

[decaen AT chass.utoronto.ca (Vincent DeCaen)]

hello friends,

ran a database on ani vs anoki in samuel-kings, controlling for every
grammatical variable. there does appear to be a grammatical
determination. as a first approximation, ani with finite verbs, anoki with 
pred adjectives, and mixed with participles---to the extent they're 
functioning as verbs or adjectives. 

there are of course other factors, including main/subordinate clause, and
word order, etc. some exceptions appear to be consistently localized, and
may indicate sources (?)....

perhaps this work would be publishable before the end of term...

cheers
V
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Dr Vincent DeCaen     <decaen AT chass.utoronto.ca>
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Hebrew Syntax Encoding Initiative, www.chass.utoronto.ca/~decaen/hsei/
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