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Re: Role of Piel, Hiphil, etc. was Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?

From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
To: Karl Randolph <kwrandolph AT email.com>
Cc: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: Role of Piel, Hiphil, etc. was Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?
Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 22:04:00 +0100

On 02/05/2005 20:28, Karl Randolph wrote:

..

Vadim claimed that Piel is merely an intensive Qal. I’ve heard that claim
before from others. If that is true, ...

This is simply untrue, as a generalisation. It may be true for a few verbs e.g. $BR, but more commonly the distinction is that piel is causative.

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Role of Piel, Hiphil, etc. was Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Karl Randolph, 05/02/2005
- Re: Role of Piel, Hiphil, etc. was Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?, Peter Kirk, 05/02/2005
- [b-hebrew] Re: Role of Piel, Hiphil, etc., Vadim Cherny, 05/03/2005
- [b-hebrew] Re: Role of Piel, Hiphil, etc., Vadim Cherny, 05/03/2005