Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] The use of the Yiqtol in Isaiah 1:21
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:27:13 -0700
On 22 Apr 2009 at 12:25, George Athas wrote:
> Dave,
>
> Good question. I like the realis/irrealis distinction, and often use
> it to supplement my definitions in the classroom. The only qualm I
> have with it is I'm not sure it adequately describes habitual action
> in the past. Such actions are, to my mind, realis. To see them,
> however, as indefinite, I think overcomes this problem.
>
> I'd be interested in your thoughts on this.
I confess there's a lot of recent discussion that I haven't been following
(too focused on
scuba diving!). Could you expand a couple of things for me: which form(s)
do you see
denoting habitual action in the past, and how do you define "indefinite" in
the context that
you're using it?
Dave Washburn
Re: [b-hebrew] The use of the Yiqtol in Isaiah 1:21
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