On the Derivation of Hebrew Forms with the +ut Suffix
The productive class of Hebrew nouns with the +ut suffix is described and analyzed, with particular attention to the nature of the derivation process involved. The assumption prevalent in the literature, that +ut derivation is a linear process, unrelated to any particular discontiuous pattern (miška...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Association of Professors of Hebrew
1992
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Hebrew studies
Year: 1992, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-69 |
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| Summary: | The productive class of Hebrew nouns with the +ut suffix is described and analyzed, with particular attention to the nature of the derivation process involved. The assumption prevalent in the literature, that +ut derivation is a linear process, unrelated to any particular discontiuous pattern (miškal), is shown to be inaccurate. Some realizations are indeed linearly derived; others could be interpreted as either linear or discontinuous; but it can also be demonstrated that a third group of sub-patterns with +ut is best described as discontinuous, following given miškalim. The main argument for that third cluster of patterns being non-concatenative is that had they been linear, unmotivated and/or ad hoc processes would have been required in order to generate them from related base stems. Just like +an formation, then, +ut formation illustrates how the two Hebrew word-formation strategies, the uniquely-Semitic discontinuous formation and the more universal linear device, have always coexisted alongside each other, and continue to operate productively side-by-side in modern Hebrew today. |
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| ISSN: | 2158-1681 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/hbr.1992.0028 |