Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 08/09/2005 21:09, Karl Randolph wrote:

> Hey Peter:
>
> Here I think you overstate your case. And 
> don't lump me together with Kevin as here I 
> am arguing the same side as you.
>  

I know, Karl. My point is that assuming just one meaning for any word 
can lead people astray in many different directions.

> While I'm consistent in claiming that each 
> word within its linguistic semantic domain 
> has one meaning, that may need two or more 
> words to be translated in that the target 
> language has no term with exactly the same 
> semantic domain, this does not mean that 
> complex lexemes (where two or more lexemes 
> combine to create a third meaning) or 
> idiomatic phrases don't exist. In fact, I 
> believe that recognizing that each lexeme 
> has basically one meaning makes it easier to 
> recognize complex lexemes and idioms, as 
> well as metaphorical statements.
>  

Well, at least you don't make Kevin's mistake of rejecting 
metaphorically extended senses of a word, or trying to argue that a word 
must be used in its literal meaning unless a metaphorical sense is proved.

--
Peter Kirk
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