Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

ישלח = היא-שלח, וישלח = בא-היא-שלח

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jan 29, 2010, at 11:29 AM, Rolf Furuli wrote:

> Dear Joseph,
>
> I have  Hebrew grammar of Schneider  (In German)
> in my library, and I have a short discussion of
> it in my doctoral dissertation. Both Schneider
> and Alviero Niccacci base their works on Harald
> Weinrich (1974) "Tempus: Besprochende und
> Erzählte Welt." Weinrich admits that his analysis
> of the verbal systems of  languages on the basis
> of discourse analysis is "unassailable," that is,
> the conclusions cannot be tested. So why should
> we believe them?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rolf Furuli
> University of Oslo