Modern Hebrew : an essential grammar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glinert, Lewis.

Contributor:

Allan and Philip Carlson Memorial Fund.

Series:

Essential grammar

Routledge essential grammars

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew language--Grammar--Textbooks.

Hebrew language.

Hebrew language--Grammar.

Genre:

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xx, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2005.

Summary:

This third edition of Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and practical reference guide to the most important aspects of modern Hebrew, as used by contemporary native speakers of the language. Presenting an accessible description of the language, this user-friendly text focuses on the real patterns of use today. A reference source for the learner and user of Hebrew irrespective of level, it sets out the complexities of the language in short, readable sections that are clear and free from jargon. Features of this updated edition include: -- * expanded coverage of nouns, verbs and adjectives* more examples throughout* a full exercise key* a glossary of grammatical terms. Well presented and easy to use, Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar is ideal either for independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult education.

Contents:

Hebrew grammatical terminology xix

1 The simple sentence: basic word order 3

2 The simplest sentences: 'Me Tarzan, you Jane' 3

(a) The pattern [characters not reproducible] 'Yoram is tired'

(b) The pattern [characters not reproducible] 'Yoram's in Tel Aviv'

(c) The pattern 'Yoram is a...'

(d) The pattern 'I am..., he is...'

3 The personal pronouns 5

4 The definite article [characters not reproducible] 6

5 The Hebrew for 'a', 'some' 7

6-8 Masculine and feminine, singular and plural

6 Masculine and feminine nouns (gender) 7

7 The feminine and plural of nouns 8

(a) The endings [characters not reproducible]. and [characters not reproducible] - the simplest noun type

(b) The plural of nouns of the type [characters not reproducible]

(c) The plural of nouns of the type [characters not reproducible] (segolate nouns)

(d) The plural of nouns ending in [characters not reproducible]

(e) The feminine of nouns denoting people, e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'teacher'

8 The feminine and plural of adjectives 13

(a) The simplest adjective type: [characters not reproducible]

(b) Adjectives ending in [characters not reproducible]

(c) Adjectives of the type [characters not reproducible] 'large', [characters not reproducible] 'small'

9 Noun + adjective phrases, e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'small boy' 16

10 Quantity phrases 17

11 Noun + determiner phrases ('this..., the same..., which...') 18

12-13 Agreement

12 Agreement of [characters not reproducible] 19

(a) For noun + adjective: [characters not reproducible] 'the wet dog'

(b) For noun + [characters not reproducible] 'this dog'

13 Agreement for gender and number 19

(a) Adjective agreement

(b) Agreement of verbs

(c) Agreement of 'particles of being'

(d) Agreement of determiners: [characters not reproducible], etc.

(e) Agreement of quantity words

14 Numerals 23

(a) The numerals 1 to 10

(b) The numerals 11 to 19

(c) The numerals 20 to 99

15 Partitives: 'many of the..., all the...' 26

16 Pronouns and words standing in for nouns 26

(a) Definite pronouns

(b) Indefinite pronouns: 'someone, something...'

(c) Adjectives without their noun: [characters not reproducible] 'the green one'

(d) Numerals without their noun

(e) Quantity words without their noun

17 Possessives and constructs 29

(a) Possessive 'of': [characters not reproducible] 'Yoram's brother'

(b) Possessive 'my, your', etc.: [characters not reproducible] 'my brother'

(c) The construct: set phrases

(d) Construct endings

(e) [characters not reproducible] in construct phrases

18-23 The inflections of the verb

19 The past tense 34

(a) Form of the past tense

(b) Syntax of the past tense

(c) Meaning of the past tense

20 The present tense 35

(a) Form of the present tense

(b) Use of the present tense

21 The future tense 36

(a) Form of the future tense

(b) Use of the future tense

22 The imperative

(a) Form of the imperative

(b) Use of the imperative

23 The infinitive 40

(a) Form of the infinitive

(b) Use of the infinitive

24 Root and base 41

25 Word patterns: binyanim and mishkalim 41

(b) Functions of the verb patterns

(c) Functions of the noun and adjective patterns

26-9 Illustrating the four active binyanim

26 Binyan PA'AL 45

(a) Two-syllable PA'AL

(b) One-syllable PA'AL, e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'get up'

27 Binyan HIF'IL 49

28-9 Binyan PI'EL and HITPA'EL

28 PI'EL 51

29 HITPA'EL 52

30-2 The passive binyanim: NIF'AL, HUF'AL, PU'AL

30 NIF'AL 55

31 HUF'AL 56

32 PU'AL 57

33 Direct and indirect object 59

34 Object markers 59

(a) The direct object marker [characters not reproducible]

(b) Indirect objects with [characters not reproducible]

35-6 Prepositions and other prefixes and suffixes

35 Preposition + suffix 61

(a) Preposition + suffix: [characters not reproducible], etc.

(b) Preposition + suffix: [characters not reproducible], etc.

(c) Preposition + suffix: [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible]

(d) Preposition + suffix: [characters not reproducible]

(e) Preposition + suffix: [characters not reproducible]

36 Pronunciation rules 65

(a) [characters not reproducible] and the like

(b) Which syllable is stressed in nouns and adjectives?

37 [characters not reproducible] 'there is, there are' 68

38 'I have': [characters not reproducible] 68

(a) Questions of the type ? [characters not reproducible]

(b) 'What, where, when'

40 Negation or how to say 'no' 71

(a) 'I'm not..., he isn't..., they didn't'

(b) [characters not reproducible] as the opposite of [characters not reproducible]

(c) Negative instructions

41 'The cake in the fridge, stamps from Israel' 72

42 Degree words: [characters not reproducible], etc. 72

43 Adverbs of time and place in the sentence 73

44-9 Embedded clauses

44 The pattern [characters not reproducible]: 'I want to sneeze' 73

45 The pattern [characters not reproducible]: 'It's good to smile' 74

46 Reported thoughts and object clauses 74

47 Relative clauses with [characters not reproducible] 75

48 Adverbial clauses: [characters not reproducible], etc. 76

49 Sentences without a subject 78

(a) The 'general' plural [characters not reproducible] 'Quiet, people are thinking!'

(b) [characters not reproducible] without a subject

50-9 Special root-types

50 [characters not reproducible] roots 81

(b) [characters not reproducible] in PA'AL and PI'EL

(c) [characters not reproducible] in HITPA'EL and HIF'IL

(d) [characters not reproducible] in NIF'AL

51 Roots with 'gutturals' 85

(b) When the first letter is a 'guttural'

(c) When the middle letter is a 'guttural'

(d) When the final letter is a 'guttural'

52 Roots with [characters not reproducible]: 'soft' or 'hard'? 90

(a) Usually soft

(b) Usually hard

(c) Always soft

53 Four-consonant roots 92

54 [characters not reproducible] roots 93

(a) Regular [characters not reproducible] verbs

(b) Deviant [characters not reproducible] verbs

55 'Cross-over': roots with initial [characters not reproducible] 96

56 Maverick verbs 97

(a) [characters not reproducible] roots

(b) [characters not reproducible]

(c) [characters not reproducible]

(d) [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible]

(e) Some verbs beginning with [characters not reproducible]

(f) The verb [characters not reproducible] 'be'

(g) The verbs [characters not reproducible] 'live' and [characters not reproducible] 'die'

(h) [characters not reproducible] roots

57 HIF'IL verbs with two-consonant stems: [characters not reproducible] 102

(a) [characters not reproducible] verbs

(b) [characters not reproducible] verbs

(c) What are the roots of these verbs?

58 PA'AL verbs with -i-a- in the future: [characters not reproducible] 'grow' 104

(a) [characters not reproducible]

(d) [characters not reproducible] verbs: [characters not reproducible]

59 A minor binyan: the PO'EL and HITPO'EL 107

60 More plurals of nouns 108

(a) Plurals ending in [characters not reproducible]

(b) Duals ending in [characters not reproducible]

(c) Plural of segolate nouns with [characters not reproducible] (e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'tradition')

(d) Plural nouns: some exceptions

61 Vowel-raising: [characters not reproducible] 112

62 Generic plurals: 'I hate cockroaches' 113

63 Plural loss: [characters not reproducible] 'twenty persons' 113

64-8 Noun types (mishkalim)

64 Action nouns, e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'renewal' 114

65 Nouns from adjectives, e.g.

[characters not reproducible] 'slowness' 115

66 The noun patterns [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible] 116

67 Nouns with the suffix [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible] 117

(a) The suffix [characters not reproducible]

(b) The suffix [characters not reproducible]

68 Some other noun patterns 118

69-71 Adjective types

69 Passive adjectives ([characters not reproducible]) 123

70 Adjectives from nouns 124

71 Other meaningful adjective patterns 125

72 Present tense 'verbs' as nouns and adjectives 128

73-7 Constructs and possessives

73 The construct as a possessive 129

(a) Noun + noun, e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'the bride's parents'

(b-c) Possessive suffixes:...[characters not reproducible]

(b) With singular nouns

(c) With plural nouns

(d) Construct adjective + noun e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'long-haired'

74 [characters not reproducible] of possession: [characters not reproducible] 'Look into her eyes' 134

75-6 Construct nouns - vowel changes

75 Construct segolates 134

(a) The [characters not reproducible] type (initial [characters not reproducible])

(b) The [characters not reproducible] type (initial_)

(c) The [characters not reproducible] type (initial [characters not reproducible])

76 Some other vowel changes in constructs 136

(a) Loss of a: [characters not reproducible]

(b) Inserting an -i-: [characters not reproducible] etc.

(c) Some important oddments

77 Double possessives: [characters not reproducible] 138

78 Preposition + suffix: [characters not reproducible] 138

79-81 Numerals

79 Definite numerals: 'the three idiots' 139

80 Ordinals: 'first, second, third...' 141

81 Hundreds and thousands 141

82 Tense 142

(a) Past habitual tense: 'I used to...'

(b) Unreal conditionals: 'If I were...'

(c) Tense in reported thought

(d) Tense with [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible]

83 The object suffix: [characters not reproducible] 'to build it' 145

84 Reflexives: 'myself, yourself...' 145

85 'One another' 146

86 Experience adjectives: [characters not reproducible] 'I'm comfortable, I'm cold' 146

87-90 Comparatives

87 Comparative phrases 147

(a) [characters not reproducible] 'more than'

(b) [characters not reproducible] 'than'

(c) [characters not reproducible] 'too', [characters not reproducible] 'enough'

(d) 'the more that..., the more...'

88 'The most...' 149

89 'As big as':...[characters not reproducible] 149

90 Measurement:...[characters not reproducible] 'How big is...' 150

91-6 Adverbials

91 Adverbs of manner: e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'quickly' 150

92 Echo phrases: e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'won decisively' 152

93 [characters not reproducible] of time, place and means 152

94 [characters not reproducible] 'today, this year' 153

95 [characters not reproducible] of destination: e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'northwards' 153

96 [characters not reproducible] of location: e.g. [characters not reproducible] 'on the left' 154

97 The gerund: [characters not reproducible] 'on his arrival' 154

98 Where to position [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible] 155

99-100 Negatives

99 Inflexion of [characters not reproducible] 155

100 'No one, nothing, nowhere, non-, un-, neither' 156

(a) Questions using [characters not reproducible]

(b) Questions using [characters not reproducible] 'whether'

102 Wishes and requests 159

(a) 'I want (him) to...' ... [characters not reproducible]

(b) Commands with [characters not reproducible]

103 'Either...or': [characters not reproducible]...[characters not reproducible] 159

104 Clauses as subject: 'Painting is fun' 160

105 Relative clauses 160

(a) Relative clauses with a pronoun

(b) ...[characters not reproducible], ...[characters not reproducible], ...[characters not reproducible]

(c) Relative clauses with [characters not reproducible]

106 When the order is not subject-verb-object 162

(a) Inverting subject and verb

(b) Starting with the object

(c) Presentative verbs

107 Backtracking 164

108 Israeli spelling 165.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Allan and Philip Carlson Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0415700817

0415700825

OCLC:

54073514