The Verbal System of Biblical Aramaic: A Distributional Approach

By Michael B. Shepherd

Grammarians have been unable to provide a sufficient explanation for the verbal system of Biblical Aramaic by means of the standard categories of tense and aspect. Michael B. Shepherd exposes this situation and suggests a way out of the present impasse through distributional analysis by proposing that Biblical Aramaic has a primary verbal form for narration and a primary verbal form for discourse. This simple yet comprehensive proposal holds true not only for Biblical Aramaic but also for extra-Biblical Aramaic texts. This volume is an indispensable resource for courses in Biblical Aramaic and for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Biblical Aramaic corpus.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433102013
• ISBN13: 9781433102011
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"