Hi,
> My own approach to generative grammar works at the clause level, where a > clause is a > single predicated statement (whether verbal or verbless in the case of > Hebrew). I also use > it to analyze at the phrase level: noun phrases, prepositional phrases etc. > To my mind, > "sentence" is a fairly meaningless term, and so I avoid it when possible. I > see the highest > level as the verb phrase, which in my definition is more or less equivalent > to a clause. But > it's useful for smaller segments as well. > > I've reached similar conclusions. This is especially evident in a predicate based approach. What we call sentences are generally a verb headed predicate where the verb dictates the number of arguments e.g.: 1) give (giver, receiver, gift) Mary (giver) gave John (receiver) a spoon (gift) 2) get up (getter upper) David (getter upper) got up I'm sure we will be able to spot similar patterns in Hebrew. James Christian _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
