The Verbal System of Biblical Aramaic: A Distributional Approach
Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Institution Granting Degree
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Cedarville University School or Department
Biblical and Theological Studies
First Advisor
John H. Sailhamer
Keywords
Biblical studies, Biblical Aramaic, Aramaic
Abstract
The standard grammars for Biblical Aramaic treat the verb primarily in terms of tense and Aktionsart. The theory of H.B. Rosén, which is based on a distinction between point aspect verbs and linear aspect verbs, constitutes the one significant alternative to the standard view. The present article interacts with these two proposals and suggests a new approach — distributional analysis. Such analysis has been applied with great success in Hebrew studies, but not in research on the verb in Biblical Aramaic. The thesis here is that Biblical Aramaic has a primary verbal form for narrative (qetal) and a primary verbal form for discourse (yiqtul).
Recommended Citation
Shepherd, Michael B., "The Verbal System of Biblical Aramaic: A Distributional Approach" (2006). Faculty Dissertations. 75.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/faculty_dissertations/75
