The Verbal System of Biblical Aramaic: A Distributional Approach

196 Pages·2007·4.93 MB·English

by  Michael B. Shepherd

The Verbal System
of Biblical Aramaic
Studies in Biblical Literature

Hemchand Gossai
General Editor

Vol. 116

PETER LANG
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Michael B. Shepherd

The Verbal System
of Biblical Aramaic

A Distributional Approach

PETER LANG
New York ! Washington, D.C./Baltimore ! Bern
Frankfurt am Main ! Berlin ! Brussels ! Vienna ! Oxford
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Shepherd, Michael B.
The verbal system of biblical Aramaic: a distributional approach /
Michael B. Shepherd.
p. cm. — (Studies in biblical literature; v. 116)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Aramaic language—Verb. I. Title.
PJ5214.S54 492’.29—dc22 2007040371
ISBN 978-1-4331-0201-1
ISSN 1089-0645

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Table of Contents

List of Tables..........................................................................................ix

Editor’s Preface..............................................................................................xi

Preface..........................................................................................................xiii

Chapter One: The Modern History of Research.............................................1

Chapter Two: Textlinguistic Methodology...................................................25

Chapter Three: Database Results and Extra-biblical Parallels......................63

Chapter Four: Commentary........................................................................105

Chapter Five: Conclusion............................................................................133

Appendix.....................................................................................................143

Bibliography...............................................................................................163

Index...........................................................................................................169

Tables

1. Distribution of Waw and Edayin...............................................................68

2. Distribution of Clause Types....................................................................69

3. Distribution of Communication Levels.....................................................70

4. Distribution of Verbal Forms in Narration and Discourse........................71

5. Distribution of Verbal Forms among the Communication Levels............71