Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Paul Zellmer" <pzellmer AT sc.rr.com>]

Thank you, Randall, for explaining that T-A-M is a tool that can be used to
describe an element of a language rather than a single present or
non-present unit in and of itself.  While I have subconsciously understood
this three-dimensional view of actions in language, I have never thought to
place that understanding on continuums (continua???).  Can you guide me to
the work that first introduced this tool?

Thanks,

Paul Zellmer




Randall wrote:

T-A-M is a neutral term and provides no definition or restriction on any
language, including BH. It's sort of like (but not identical to) using three
nodes, say R-B-Y, for color definitions.