The development of the syntax of post-biblical Hebrew / by Chaim Rabin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rabin, Chaim.

Series:

Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics 0081-8461 ; 29.

Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics, 0081-8461 ; 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew language, Medieval--Spain--Syntax--History.

Hebrew language, Medieval.

Hebrew language, Medieval--France, Southern--Syntax--History.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

History.

Southern France.

Spain.

Physical Description:

xiv, 205 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000.

Contents:

1. Biblical and Mishnaic Hebrew 1

2. The Early Liturgy 7

3. The Piyyut 11

4. The Midrash 19

5. Prose-literature in North-Western Europe 26

6. The Karaites 28

7. The Revival of Biblical Hebrew Prose 31

8. Spanish Hebrew Poetry 39

9. The First Period of Provencal Hebrew Literature 50

10. The Translators 56

11. Maimonides 63

12. The Second Period of Spanish-Provencal Literature 68

13. The Third Period of Spanish Literature 76

14. Later Developments of the Hebrew Language 79

I. General Syntax of the Noun

1. The Article 85

2. Concord with Regard to the Article 86

3. The Article with Numerals 87

4. Gender of Nouns 88

5. Concord with Regard to Number 92

6. The Construct State 93

7. Circumlocution Genitive 94

II. The Pronouns

8. Personal Pronouns 96

9. Demonstrative Pronouns 97

10. Sentence-anaphorics 101

11. Indefinite Pronouns 102

III. The Nominal Clause

12. The Copula 106

13. The Temporal Copula 107

14. The Verb of Existence 109

15. Modal Copulae 110

IV. The Verbal Clause

16. The Indefinite Subject 113

17. The Agent of the Passive Verb 113

18. Some Remarks on the Tenses 115

V. The Object

19. The Direct Object 117

20. The Indirect Object 118

21. The Cognate Object 118

22. The Double Accusative 120

VI. The Particles

23. Some Remarks on Adverbs 123

24. The Prepositions 125

25. Negation 127

26. Exceptive Particles 129

27. Some Coordinating Conjunctions 131

VII. Word Order

28. The Verbal Clause with Object 133

29. Adverb and Predicative 134

VIII. The Compound Sentence

30. Extraposition 137

IX. The Verbal Nouns

31. The Le-Infinitive 141

32. The Subject of the Infinitive Clause 144

33. Gerund and Nomen Verbi 150

X. Substantive Clauses

34. Substantivization of clauses 155

35. Clauses as Subjects 159

36. Clauses in other Positions 165

XI. Adjective Clauses

37. Asyndetic Relative Clauses 171

38. Syndetic Relative Clauses 172

39. Substantivized Relative Clauses 174

XII. Conditional Clauses

40. Conditional Clauses 179.

Notes:

Reprint of the author's thesis (D.Phil.--Christ Church (University of Oxford)).

Includes bibliographical references (pages [188]-195) and index.

ISBN:

9004114335

OCLC:

40943411