Terminal Markers in the Masoretic Text
The term ‘terminal marker’ denotes a word or phrase which terminates a semantic (or syntactic) unit and assumes a special pattern of vocalization and/or stressing under the influence of the intonation contour governing that unit. Pausal forms are the classic examples of terminal markers. Nesiga and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-84 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | The term ‘terminal marker’ denotes a word or phrase which terminates a semantic (or syntactic) unit and assumes a special pattern of vocalization and/or stressing under the influence of the intonation contour governing that unit. Pausal forms are the classic examples of terminal markers. Nesiga and conjunctive waw with qameṣ are shown also to belong to this group; both undergo adjustments to present the same terminal feature. Discussion suggests that nesiga and conjunctive waw with qameṣ end units of approximately equal value, both secondary to pausal forms. A terminal marker is typically marked with a disjunctive accent, but occasionally a conjunctive accent is used. Such dissonance between the vocalization and the accentuation results from the fact that the accents were introduced after the vocalization had been fixed in the tradition, and often reflect a somewhat different interpretation from it. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgv031 |