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  • From: "Vadim Cherny" <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>
  • To: "Moshe Shulman" <mshulman AT ix.netcom.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Why assume the Masoretes recorded spoken Hebrew?
  • Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:17:55 +0200

> >The religious texts are pronounced were
> >clearly, with schwas and dageshes. Would you agree that pronouncing them
in
> >speech is uncomfortable? They come up much more natural in chanting.
>
> I am not sure what you mean by 'uncomfortable'? I don't see what is the
problem.
>
Vocal schwas are sufficiently uncomfortable to remain only in formal speech.
Dagesh hazak is also almost lost.

> I think you are confusing the spelling (including vowels) and the
> pronunciation.
>
The Masoretes recorded synchronic pronunciation. They did not put vowels
based on some invented grammar rules.

Vadim Cherny





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