Negative Polarity in ‮khl‬‎ Constructions in Qumran Hebrew

Negative Polarity in ‮כל‬‎ Constructions in Qumran Hebrew

The Hebrew quantifier ‮כל‬‎ is used both as a universal quantifier (equivalent to English all) and as a distributive quantifier (equivalent to English each, every). In Qumran Hebrew, as in Biblical Hebrew, the quantifier ‮כל‬‎ occurs in four syntactic constructions depending upon the type of noun ph...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: The Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Ben Sira
Authors: Miller, Cynthia L. 1957- (Author) ; Naudé, Jacobus A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Dead Sea discoveries
Year: 2020, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 351-371
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Hebrew language / Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls / Historical linguistics / Linguistic change / Negation / Polarity / Quantification / Syntax / ḳôl
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Qumran Hebrew
B Negation
B Quantification
B Polarity
B quantifiers
B Syntax
B Historical linguistics
B Biblical Hebrew
B language change
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Summary:The Hebrew quantifier ‮כל‬‎ is used both as a universal quantifier (equivalent to English all) and as a distributive quantifier (equivalent to English each, every). In Qumran Hebrew, as in Biblical Hebrew, the quantifier ‮כל‬‎ occurs in four syntactic constructions depending upon the type of noun phrase that follows it in order to indicate nuances of individuation and specificity in addition to universal and distributive quantification. In contexts in which these constructions occur within the scope of negation, the quantifier assumes negative polarity (none, nothing, any in English). In this article, we identify the syntactic contexts and constructions in which negative polarity is licensed and we describe and analyze the constructions of ‮כל‬‎ with negative polarity. We also compare the negative polarity licensing exhibited in Qumran Hebrew with Biblical Hebrew and demonstrate that some of the features of negative polarity in Qumran Hebrew differ from those in Biblical Hebrew.
ISSN:1568-5179
Contains:Enthalten in: Dead Sea discoveries
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685179-bja10015