From: decaen AT chass.utoronto.ca (Vincent DeCaen)
To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: verbs primae gutturalis?
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 08:34:51 -0400 (EDT)
does anyone know of an explanation for the variation in simple vs
composite schwa with initial-guttural verbs? GKC just describes it, and
offers the distinction between firmly vs loosely closed: but since it's
the same syllables with the same gutturals, this is hardly an explanation.
and yet, the variation does not appear to be totally random....
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Dr Vincent DeCaen <decaen AT chass.utoronto.ca>
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