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  • From: "Liz Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] VSO vs SVO
  • Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 10:06:10 +0100


>
> Does anyone have a response to van der Merwe, et.al.'s contention that
> Hebrew is not a VSO language, but rather should be viewed as a
> SVO language?
>
I wrote a paper in grad school arguing that Hebrew was VSO.
It was for a linguistics class, and the prof was a Chomsky clone,
so it was interesting. He liked the paper, but didn't know any Hebrew.
I haven't been able to find anyone to read it who knows both Hebrew
and Chomsky.
Liz Fried
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