Issues in the linguistic analysis of a dead language, with particular reference to ancient Hebrew
With the increasing maturation of the linguistic analysis of ancient Hebrew, it becomes increasingly important that we keep in mind the inherent challenges of analyzing no-longer-spoken languages, like ancient Hebrew. In this article I address a number of such issues in the hopes of provoking some f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Library of Canada
2006
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The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2006, Volume: 6, Pages: 2-21 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrew language
B Linguistics B Philology |
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| Summary: | With the increasing maturation of the linguistic analysis of ancient Hebrew, it becomes increasingly important that we keep in mind the inherent challenges of analyzing no-longer-spoken languages, like ancient Hebrew. In this article I address a number of such issues in the hopes of provoking some fruitful discussion. First, I address the distinction between linguistic analysis and philological analysis. Then I address some of the major methodological and theoretical challenges facing those who bring modern linguistic theories to bear upon a ‘dead’ language such as ancient Hebrew, including the lack of native speakers, the limited corpus, and the relationship of ancient Hebrew to modern Israeli Hebrew. |
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| ISSN: | 1203-1542 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2006.v6.a11 |