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During the past century, numerous books and articles have appeared on the verbal system of Semitic languages. Thanks to the discovery of Ugaritic texts, Akkadian tablets, Canaanite letters found at Tell el-Amarna in Egypt, Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, our understanding of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of the Semitic languages has increased substantially. Dallaire focuses primarily on prose texts in Biblical Hebrew and Amarna Canaanite in which the verbal system (morphemes, syntax) expresses nuances of wishes, desires, requests, and commands. According to her, volitional concepts are found in every language and are expressed through verbal morphemes, syntagmas, intonation, syntax, and other linguistic means. The Syntax of Volitives in Biblical Hebrew and Amarna Canaanite Prose attempts to answer the following questions: Do volitives function in a similar way in Biblical Hebrew and Amarna Canaanite? Where and why is there overlap in morphology and syntax between these two languages? What morphological and syntactical differences exist between the volitional expressions of the languages? In attempting to answer these questions, the author bears in mind the fact that, within each of these two languages, scribes from different areas used specific dialectal and scribal traditions (for example, northern versus southern, peripheral versus central).

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Author:   Hélène M. Dallaire
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Eisenbrauns
Volume:   9
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781575063072

ISBN 10:   1575063077
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   30 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Abbreviations General Reference Works 1. Introduction 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Assumptions 1.3. Methodology 1.4. Corpus of Texts 1.5. Definition of Terms 1.6. Sociolinguistic Issues 1.7. Modality in Sign Language 1.8. Three-Person System of Volitives 1.9. Modality in Semitic Languages 2. Biblical Hebrew 2.1. Introduction 2.2. The Imperative 2.3. The Jussive 2.4. The Cohortative 2.5. Additional Verbs with Modal Functions 2.6. Conclusion 3. E-Amarna Canaanite 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Proposed Paradigms for the Canaanite Verbal System 3.3. The Imperative 3.4. The Jussive 3.5. The yaqtula 3.6. Verbal Sequences with Volitives 3.7. Additional Verbs with Modal Functions 3.8. Conclusion 4.Conclusion 4.1. Yaqtul (Jussive) 4.2. Yaqtula 4.3. Yaqtulan(na) 4.4. Regular Imperative 4.5. Imperative with Modal -a Ending 4.6. Long Imperative with -n(na) Ending 4.7. The Volitives and Social Dynamics Bibliography Indexes Index of Authors Index of Scripture

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