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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Jonathan Mohler <jonathan.mohler AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Vowel Shortening Question (Isaac and Aviel)
  • Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:08:54 -0500

2. I am sorry, but I would not outguess the NAQDANIYM.

3. In my opinion, and experience, there is no such thing in Hebrew as a schwa mobile.

4. It is true that stress and theatrics may be achieved by elongation.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Jonathan Mohler wrote:

The Masoretic pointing does not represent vowel grammar as much as it represents phonological phenomenon.  What they attempted was to produce a phonetically accurate representation of what happens at the phonological level.  Long, short and shewas are as common as flies in most languages.  




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