On 26/02/2005 15:38, Karyn Traphagen wrote:
So, my quest for where to turn for resources remains. When my current arsenal of patterns and explanations falls short, where can I go to try to track down the "why" for the pointing?But if you are in fact interested not so much in the writing system but more in the underlying phonological processes, you might like to look for example at Henry Churchyard's thesis, available from http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/index.html. See especially the selection of "the sections that would probably be of most interest to Hebrew scholars who are not fully conversant with generative phonology" - unless of course you are fully conversant.
Peter Kirk
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