Prepositional Predicates with Nominalized Subjects in Classical Hebrew
The paper characterizes the PP–nominal (prepositional phrase + nominalization) pattern in Biblical Hebrew and Rabbinic Hebrew (e.g., 'it is our duty to do') and discusses its relation to the so-called evaluative or pattern (e.g., 'it would have been better for us to serve'). In s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Association of Professors of Hebrew
2017
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Hebrew studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-46 |
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| Summary: | The paper characterizes the PP–nominal (prepositional phrase + nominalization) pattern in Biblical Hebrew and Rabbinic Hebrew (e.g., 'it is our duty to do') and discusses its relation to the so-called evaluative or pattern (e.g., 'it would have been better for us to serve'). In spite of the resemblance between the two, it is argued that the former is a distinct pattern both historically and typologically, but that both share similar generalizations within predicate-initial sentence patterns. Historically, the PP-nominal sentences are a unique case of prepositional phrase predicate sentences with simple noun phrase subjects, having fixed word order and nominalized subjects. Typologically, they are essentially marked for person. Changes in the PP-nominal pattern in Rabbinic Hebrew suggest that it grew closer to the evaluative pattern. |
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| ISSN: | 2158-1681 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/hbr.2017.0001 |