LEADER 02990nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910810973903321 005 20230718232355.0 010 $a1-283-28039-6 010 $a9786613280398 010 $a90-272-8196-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000113614 035 $a(EBL)765219 035 $a(OCoLC)748242125 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001101443 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11609220 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101443 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11067324 035 $a(PQKB)10464851 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC765219 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL765219 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10495918 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000113614 100 $a19970224d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe semantics of aspect and modality $eevidence from English and biblical Hebrew /$fGalia Hatav 210 1$aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia :$cJohn Benjamins Pub. Co.,$d1997. 215 $a1 online resource (234 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aStudies in language companion series (SLCS),$x0165-7763 ;$vv. 34 311 0 $a90-272-3037-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aTHE 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 330 $a"The semantics of aspect and modality" will be of interest both to linguists working on temporality, as a general phenomenon in language, and Hebraists investigating the semantics of the verbal forms in biblical Hebrew.Tense, aspect and modality are among the most challenging discussed areas of language. Similarly, the semantics of the verbal system in biblical Hebrew has been investigated since the Middle Ages. Galia Hatav provides extensive critical overviews of research in both areas, and suggests a new approach for analyzing the biblical Hebrew verb system, showing it to be tenseless 410 0$aStudies in language companion series ;$v34. 606 $aHebrew language$xTense 606 $aHebrew language$xModality 606 $aEnglish language$xTense 606 $aEnglish language$xModality 615 0$aHebrew language$xTense. 615 0$aHebrew language$xModality. 615 0$aEnglish language$xTense. 615 0$aEnglish language$xModality. 676 $a401/.43 700 $aHatav$b Galia$01703770 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810973903321 996 $aThe semantics of aspect and modality$94089216 997 $aUNINA