Reclaiming the Text-grammar of Harald Weinrich and the Syntax of Genesis 24
We are approaching the 50-year mark since Wolfgang Schneider wrote a brief chapter on Hebrew syntax (in his Grammatik des biblischen Hebräisch [1974]) based on the text-linguistic method of Harald Weinrich (Tempus [1964]). This contribution offers reflections on this often-neglected linguist, and ex...
| Published in: | Journal for semitics |
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| Subtitles: | SBL Annual Meeting 2020 Linguistics and Biblical Hebrew Seminar: The Intersection of Text and Language in the Hebrew Bible: Innovative Tools and Methods |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Unisa Press
2022
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| In: |
Journal for semitics
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hebrew language
/ Textual linguistics
/ Syntax
/ Bible. Genesis 24
/ Weinrich, Harald 1927-2022
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
dependency grammar
B Genesis 24 B Weinrich B text-grammar B wayyiqtol B xparticiple B narrative versus comment B text-linguistics B xqatal B Tesniere |
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| Summary: | We are approaching the 50-year mark since Wolfgang Schneider wrote a brief chapter on Hebrew syntax (in his Grammatik des biblischen Hebräisch [1974]) based on the text-linguistic method of Harald Weinrich (Tempus [1964]). This contribution offers reflections on this often-neglected linguist, and extends a recently proposed way of looking at the syntax of Biblical Hebrew, starting from a re-examination of Weinrich’s linguistic principles. A text-linguistic analysis of the wayyiqtol, xqatal, and xparticiple as evident in the indirect speech of Genesis 24 is presented. This contribution brings to the fore the relevance of Weinrich’s text-grammar for the study of Biblical Hebrew and the connection between Weinrich and Lucien Tesnière (dependency grammar). |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25159/2663-6573/9239 |