David wrote:
> Of course, as I've stated previously, the verbal plurality function
> of the Piel I take as one of its functions, with a resultative/
> causative/estimative function of (generally) stative verbs being
> its other main function, as Jenni and others have shown.
>
> Regards,
> David Kummerow.
The qal, hifil, and piel themes are also used as denominatives. Jenni
and Ryder seem to disagree as to whether the piel as a denominative
functions the same as it does when a factitive. Stuart Creason in his
U Chicago dissertation _Semantic classes of Hebrew verbs_ deals with
the denominative function briefly, but his focus is more on the
relationship of the stems themselves. Do you know of any study that
compares qal, piel, and hifil denominatives, either for Hebrew or
Semitic in general, to see if there is any rhyme or reason for which
types of noun prefer a certain binyan?
Peter Bekins
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