consisting (due to its size) of 7 pdf files. it is a book of about 300 pages.
it contains a detailed answer to many comments made here on the topic,
especially by rolf furuli.
the book is reader-autosufficient but is not easy to read, since it treats
as coupled issues which we usually discuss in isolation: verb function,
word order, waw-prefixed verb units, and a set of divisions which i find
relevant to the bh verb; in fact, more important than both tense and aspect.
namely, state vs event, episodic vs gnomic, sequential vs parallel.
for this reason: the convoluted nature of the problem, i have avoided to
discuss the issue so far.
the book represents a limited vindication of the tensual (vs aspectual)
position, and esp. of the syntactic school (peckham, blau). it also
discusses a limited sense of fragmentation of grammar. it agrees in many
points with the new ideas on temporality of carlota smith and veviurko,
as well as the panchronic approach of andrason; but the point of view is
synchronic. it offers a unified treatment of prose and poetry.
each chapter starts with a theoretic discussion and then moves on to examine
finer points by way of numerous examples from the OT.
i would like to hear your opinions, and to renew the discussions on this
topic.
best
nir cohen
[b-hebrew] text on the BH verb structure,
Nir cohen - Prof. Mat., 08/19/2013