Biblical Hebrew Forum

[<cmeadows3 AT verizon.net>]

John,

Thanks for the email.  I'd be very interested in that title.  When will it be 
out?  

Also are you familiar with Aaron Rubin's book "Grammaticalization in Semitic 
Language"?  I think it's also Eisenbraun's?  Would you recommend this?

Thanks.

Charles Meadows
Marshall University
USA

>From: John Cook <jacook AT eisenbrauns.com>
>Date: 2006/08/03 Thu AM 11:33:34 CDT
>To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Joshua Blau

>Dear Charles,
>
>Eisenbrauns is shortly coming out with a grammar of Hebrew by Joshua Blau in 
>the Linguistic Studies in Ancient West Semitic series, unders the editorship 
>of M. O'Connor. It is a translation/revision/updating of a Modern Hebrew 
>version that Blau has been developing and using for years. I have only seen 
>a portion of the manuscript, but my understanding is that he makes reference 
>fairly frequently to comparative data, especially Arabic. Thus, this book 
>will be easily available and reasonably priced.
>
>Best,
>___________________
>John A. Cook
>Editor, Eisenbrauns Inc.
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