The Verbal System of Biblical Aramaic: A Distributional Approach
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Description
Grammarians have been unable to provide a sufficient explanation for the verbal system of Biblical Aramaic by means of the standard categories of tense and aspect. Michael B. Shepherd exposes this situation and suggests a way out of the present impasse through distributional analysis by proposing that Biblical Aramaic has a primary verbal form for narration and a primary verbal form for discourse. This simple yet comprehensive proposal holds true not only for Biblical Aramaic but also for extra-Biblical Aramaic texts. This volume is an indispensable resource for courses in Biblical Aramaic and for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Biblical Aramaic corpus.
Keywords
Biblical studies, Aramaic
Publication Date
2008
Publisher
Peter Lang
City
New York, NY
Recommended Citation
Shepherd, Michael B., "The Verbal System of Biblical Aramaic: A Distributional Approach" (2008). Faculty Books. 171.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/faculty_books/171
Comments
In series Studies in Biblical Literature, v. 116