Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 09/08/2005 21:41, Rolf Furuli wrote:

> ... And a very important methodological question is this: Is an assumption 
> behind my research that Hebrew has a particular number of conjugations, four, 
> three, or two? For example, If we use the axiom that Hebrew has four 
> conjugations, then we end up with four. In addition to looking for prejudice 
> in the material, we need to be conscious of our own prejudices. ...

Indeed, Rolf. And this is a question which you have never answered 
unambiguously concerning your own research. Do you assume any particular 
number of conjugations? Did you begin by assuming or preferring any 
particular number of them? If so, even if you formally abandoned such a 
presupposition, did you retain any prejudice which might have caused you 
to prefer an analysis which in fact corresponds with a previous preference?

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