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UNINA9910461446203321 |
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Autore |
Hatav Galia |
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Titolo |
The semantics of aspect and modality [[electronic resource] ] : evidence from English and biblical Hebrew / / Galia Hatav |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c1997 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-28039-6 |
9786613280398 |
90-272-8196-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in language companion series (SLCS), , 0165-7763 ; ; v. 34 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hebrew language - Tense |
Hebrew language - Modality |
English language - Tense |
English language - Modality |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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 |
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