You can ask John; he lurks on this forum--or used to. He is on
sabbatical this semester, so he might not be tracking it as closely.
James
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-----Original Message-----
From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Fried
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 8:18 PM
To: Richard
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Which?
In section 2.3 the authors have this to say about the "compound
sheva": "They are pronounced the same as their full vowel
counterparts but for a shorter duration". I wonder if they actually
rehearse their students in the art of pronouncing the XATAFIYM "for a
shorter duration"?