The Verbal System of Biblical Aramaic
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.
| Autor: | Shepherd, Michael B. |
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| ISBN: | 9781433102011 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York |
| Veröffentlicht: | 04.12.2007 |
| Untertitel: | A Distributional Approach |
| Schlagworte: | Aramaic Aramäisch Bibel Bible Distribution (Linguistik) Grammar Language Linguistic Syntax Verb |
The Author: Michael B. Shepherd holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament studies from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is currently Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana.