Nir: Yeah, there’s a problem downloading it. So far Research Gate won’t let me get an account, without which I can’t download your book.
Based on your description, I think I already disagree with it, but I’d at least like to see your arguments. Yours, Karl W. Randolph. On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 12:11 AM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. <[email protected]>wrote: > dear colleagues, > > i have completed a text (or draft) on the BH verb system, which can > be found in > > www.researchgate.net/profile/Nir_Cohen/contributions/?ev=prf_act > > [pls alert me of any problem in downloading] > > consisting (due to its size) of 7 pdf files. it is a book of about 300 > pages. > it contains a detailed answer to many comments made here on the topic, > especially by rolf furuli. > > the book is reader-autosufficient but is not easy to read, since it treats > as coupled issues which we usually discuss in isolation: verb function, > word order, waw-prefixed verb units, and a set of divisions which i find > relevant to the bh verb; in fact, more important than both tense and > aspect. > namely, state vs event, episodic vs gnomic, sequential vs parallel. > > for this reason: the convoluted nature of the problem, i have avoided to > discuss the issue so far. > > the book represents a limited vindication of the tensual (vs aspectual) > position, and esp. of the syntactic school (peckham, blau). it also > discusses a limited sense of fragmentation of grammar. it agrees in many > points with the new ideas on temporality of carlota smith and veviurko, > as well as the panchronic approach of andrason; but the point of view is > synchronic. it offers a unified treatment of prose and poetry. > > each chapter starts with a theoretic discussion and then moves on to > examine > finer points by way of numerous examples from the OT. > > i would like to hear your opinions, and to renew the discussions on this > topic. > > best > nir cohen > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew >
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