Syntactic and semantic variation in copular sentences : insights from classical Hebrew /

"This book presents a novel account of syntactic and semantic variation in copular and existential sentences in Classical Hebrew. Like many languages, the system of Classical Hebrew copular sentences is quite complex, containing zero, pronominal, and verbal forms as well as eventive and inchoat...

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Prif Awdur: Wilson, Daniel J. (Linguist) (Awdur)
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2020]
Cyfres:Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 261.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2506861
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • Prelim pages
  • Table of contents
  • Abbreviations
  • A note on Hebrew transcription
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Syntactic and semantic variation in copular sentences
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Non-verbal predication in cross-linguistic and theoretical perspective
  • Chapter 3. Non-verbal predication in Classical Hebrew
  • Chapter 4. A theory of syntactic and semantic variation in copular sentences with insights from the system of Classical Hebrew
  • Chapter 5. The copula in the left-periphery
  • Chapter 6. Existentials in Classical Hebrew
  • Chapter 7. Conclusions and a way forward for analyzing copular and existential sentences
  • References
  • Index