| The Verbal System of Biblical Aramaic: A Distributional Approach Contributor(s): Gossai, Hemchand (Other), Shepherd, Michael B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433102013 ISBN-13: 9781433102011 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $96.57 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Arabic - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 492.29 |
| LCCN: 2007040371 |
| Series: Studies in Biblical Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Grammarians have been unable to provide a sufficient explanation for the verbal system of Biblical Aramaic by means of the standard categories of tense and aspect. Michael B. Shepherd exposes this situation and suggests a way out of the present impasse through distributional analysis by proposing that Biblical Aramaic has a primary verbal form for narration and a primary verbal form for discourse. This simple yet comprehensive proposal holds true not only for Biblical Aramaic but also for extra-Biblical Aramaic texts. This volume is an indispensable resource for courses in Biblical Aramaic and for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Biblical Aramaic corpus. |