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  • From: decaen AT chass.utoronto.ca (Vincent DeCaen)
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: wayyiqtol, II
  • Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 14:06:03 -0400 (EDT)


re semantics of wayyiqtol/weqatal.

i forgot the best part!! since i've reduced conjunction, negation,
mood, tense, &c, all to one operator with different scopes, i can explain
why negation with consecutives reverses the verbal forms (seemingly
again!): since impf vs perfect is a matter of counting "not"s, one more
"not" negating the proposition (ie., negative particle lo) will have this
effect automatically. sweet.

cheers
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  • wayyiqtol, II, Vincent DeCaen, 10/17/2001

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