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- From: dwashbur AT nyx.net
- To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] vocalization geography
- Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:51:52 -0800
On 8 Nov 2010 at 17:32, fred burlingame wrote:
> let me see if i understand.
>
> a. the waw consecutive, changes the verb from imperfect to perfect
> tense
> here.
No. The prefix "converts" the verb in some way that we still don't fully
understand, but
assomeone else pointed out, the resulting form is most commonly used as a
basic narrative.
> b. but the corresponding pronunciation of the verb changes from
> imperfect to
> perfect tense pronunciation, only in hiphil form.
It depends on a host of phonetic factors, as well as the verb itself. There
is no one "perfect
tense pronunciation" or "imperfect" tense pronunciation.
> c. "apocopated" doesn't look any shorter to me in terms of numbers
> of
> letters in the hiphil form.
The apocopated forms are only evident in certain verbs. You need to spend a
LOT more
time in the scholarly literature before you try to go after this aspect of
the language.
Dave Washburn
http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur
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[b-hebrew] vocalization geography,
fred burlingame, 11/08/2010
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fred burlingame, 11/08/2010
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- Re: [b-hebrew] vocalization geography, Petr Tomasek, 11/08/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] vocalization geography, fred burlingame, 11/08/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] vocalization geography, Petr Tomasek, 11/08/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] vocalization geography, fred burlingame, 11/08/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] vocalization geography, dwashbur, 11/08/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] vocalization geography, fred burlingame, 11/08/2010
- Re: [b-hebrew] vocalization geography, Paul Zellmer, 11/08/2010
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Petr Tomasek, 11/08/2010
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fred burlingame, 11/08/2010
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