On Root Modality Predicates and their Radical Clausal Desires
In Modern Hebrew some root modality predicates which express volition, obligation and need show a phenomenon which is known in the cross-linguistic literature as 'subject obviation' - a requirement of predicates such as 'want' for disjoint reference between the matrix subject and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Association of Professors of Hebrew
2021
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Hebrew studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 62, Pages: 365-380 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Language
/ Hebrew language
/ Grammar
/ Subordinate phrase
/ Subject (Linguistics)
/ Philology
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism HA Bible |
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| Summary: | In Modern Hebrew some root modality predicates which express volition, obligation and need show a phenomenon which is known in the cross-linguistic literature as 'subject obviation' - a requirement of predicates such as 'want' for disjoint reference between the matrix subject and a pronominal subject of a subordinate clause. This paper approaches the phenomenon from a diachronic perspective and examines the clausal complement requirements of 'want' in Classical Hebrew and their developments. In light of the historical data presented, this work suggests understanding the synchronic disjoint reference construction as a coerced clause with the extended meaning of a wish or request for root modal predicates, and proposes that their core complement is non-finite and coreferential and is strongly associated with intent. |
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| ISSN: | 2158-1681 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/hbr.2021.0003 |