Towards a complex analysis of Wayihî + T constructions in Biblical Hebrew

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dc.contributor.authorWestbury, Joshen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAndrason, Alexanderen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-27T09:06:09Z
dc.date.available2019-08-27T09:06:09Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionCITATION: Westbury, J. & Andrason, A. 2018. Towards a Complex Analysis of Wayihî + T constructions in Biblical Hebrew, Asian and African Studies, 27(1):50-79.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://orient.sav.sk/asian-and-african-studiesen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study analyses the complex behavioral profile of Biblical Hebrew constructions that are formally characterized by the schematic sequence: wayhî + temporal expression (T) + a wayyiqtol or qatal clause within the corpus of Genesis – 2 Chronicles. More specifically, this schema entails the following construction types: 1) wayhî + T + wayyiqtol, 2) wayhî + T + (ו (+ X + qatal, and 3) wayhî + T + qatal. In analyzing these constructions, this study utilizes a framework known as Construction Grammar, in addition to other complementary frameworks that fall under the more general rubric of Cognitive Linguistics. The constructions are analyzed according to the following parameters: the formal and semantic profile of the temporal adjunct employed; the discourse pragmatic function and distribution in discourse; and the TAM semantics of the wayyiqtol and qatal verb forms. This empirical analysis reveals that, while sharing a prototypical discourse function, these constructions differ with respect to their distribution in discourse. Moreover, this study shows that the choice to use one construction over another is motivated by the simultaneous interplay of several factors, among which the most relevant are: the morpho-syntactic and semantic properties of the temporal adjuncts; the discourse pragmatic profile of each construction type; the TAM properties of the verb; and the syntactic profile of the wayyiqtol and qatal clauses. Overall, the behavior of the wayhî + T constructions epitomizes the complexity of Biblical Hebrew, in particularly, the fuzziness of grammatical categories, their multilevel interconnectivity, and dynamics.en_ZA
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dc.format.extent30 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWestbury, J. & Andrason, A. 2018. Towards a Complex Analysis of Wayihî + T constructions in Biblical Hebrew, Asian and African Studies, 27(1):50-79.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2585-8793 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1335-1257 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/106379
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherSlovak Academic Press Ltd.en_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectSemitic languagesen_ZA
dc.subjectConstruction grammaren_ZA
dc.subjectGrammar, comparative and generalen_ZA
dc.subjectGrammaticalizationen_ZA
dc.subjectDiscourse analysisen_ZA
dc.subjectSemanticsen_ZA
dc.titleTowards a complex analysis of Wayihî + T constructions in Biblical Hebrewen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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