03058nam 2200637 a 450 991046144620332120200520144314.01-283-28039-6978661328039890-272-8196-3(CKB)2670000000113614(EBL)765219(OCoLC)748242125(SSID)ssj0001101443(PQKBManifestationID)11609220(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101443(PQKBWorkID)11067324(PQKB)10464851(MiAaPQ)EBC765219(Au-PeEL)EBL765219(CaPaEBR)ebr10495918(EXLCZ)99267000000011361419970224d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe semantics of aspect and modality[electronic resource] evidence from English and biblical Hebrew /Galia HatavAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub. Co.c19971 online resource (234 p.)Studies in language companion series (SLCS),0165-7763 ;v. 34Description based upon print version of record.90-272-3037-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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"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 tenselessStudies in language companion series ;v. 34.Hebrew languageTenseHebrew languageModalityEnglish languageTenseEnglish languageModalityElectronic books.Hebrew languageTense.Hebrew languageModality.English languageTense.English languageModality.401/.43Hatav Galia927995MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461446203321The semantics of aspect and modality2084803UNINA