The semantics of aspect and modality : evidence from English and biblical Hebrew / Galia Hatav.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hatav, Galia.

Series:

Studies in language companion series ; 34.

Studies in language companion series (SLCS), 0165-7763 ; v. 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew language--Tense.

Hebrew language.

Hebrew language--Modality.

English language--Tense.

English language.

English language--Modality.

Bible. Old Testament--Language, style.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The semantics of aspect and modality" will be of interest both to linguists working on temporality, as a general phenomenon in language, and Hebraists investigating the semantics of the verbal forms in biblical Hebrew.Tense, aspect and modality are among the most challenging discussed areas of language. Similarly, the semantics of the verbal system in biblical Hebrew has been investigated since the Middle Ages. Galia Hatav provides extensive critical overviews of research in both areas, and suggests a new approach for analyzing the biblical Hebrew verb system, showing it to be tenseless

Contents:

THE SEMANTICS OF ASPECT AND MODALITY EVIDENCE FROM ENGLISH AND BIBLICAL HEBREW; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction - Temporality in Language; Chapter 2. Sequence; Chapter 3. Inclusion: The Progressive Aspect; Chapter 4. Modality; Chapter 5. The Perfect Aspect: Simultaneity, Anteriority and Backgrounding; Chapter 6. Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research; References; Name Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-28039-6

9786613280398

90-272-8196-3

OCLC:

748242125