Biblical Hebrew Forum

[c stirling bartholomew <cc.constantine AT worldnet.att.net>]

on 5/29/03 1:40 PM, Dave Washburn wrote:

> Do you have any particular languages in mind?

Yes, Hebrew. 

Why don't you demonstrate that Hebrew has an "unmarked"  narrative clause
order. It has been tried, unsuccessfully.

What I am saying is that the analysis of clause order in Hebrew suffers from
approaching the question within a marked/unmarked framework. This sort of
thinking places unnecessary constraints on the data.

I am not trying to demonstrate anything. Just suggesting that the SVO/VSO
"game" may be a dead end for biblical Hebrew. I am not alone here.

I am now signing off, time for a walk on the beach.

Clay

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