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Re: [b-hebrew] origin of waw-consecutive

From: "Vadim Cherny" <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>
To: "B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>, "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] origin of waw-consecutive
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:43:12 +0300

The dagesh in wayyiqtol in the assimilated nun of the past tense marker.

Much simpler. Dagesh is post-tonic, since wa- is a diphthong, and semi-stressed. That secondary stress explains accent shift in wayiqtols, as well.

wayiqtol
UayIqtol

And the accent shift exaplains the short wayiqtols: final open unaccented vowel dropped.

Post-tonic gemination, dagesh hazak, is attested in Hebrew and many other languages, including Romance and Russian.

Vadim Cherny

[b-hebrew] origin of waw-consecutive, B. M. Rocine, 09/22/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] origin of waw-consecutive, Vadim Cherny, 09/23/2005