The concord of collective nouns and verbs in Biblical Hebrew:
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام نخستين پديدآور
K. A. Massey
عنوان اصلي به قلم نويسنده ديگر
A controlled study
نام ساير پديدآوران
M. V. Fox
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
The University of Wisconsin - Madison
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
1998
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
176
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
Ph.D.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
The University of Wisconsin - Madison
امتياز متن
1998
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
Collective nouns in Biblical Hebrew can take either singular or plural verbs. Previous biblical studies have tended to explain that the variation is intentional on the part of the writer, expressing either a difference in meaning or some stylistic emphasis. This dissertation examines the variation from the standpoint of Markedness Theory, which predicts that in certain environments the variation is attributable to grammatical constraints. The study examines items from the Deuteronomic History (Deuteronomy through 2nd Kings) in which a collective subject governs a verb in a verb-subject word order. To a statistically significant degree, the predictions of Markedness Theory are proven true. The overall complexity of the sentence is shown to influence the choice of verb number, with the most complex sentences favoring plural verbs. Also demonstrated in this dissertation is a tendency for reported speech to favor singular verbs, even within complex sentences. Mentions of collective subjects in material preceding its governing a verb are studied to determine if such previous statements effect number. Only cases in which the collective is explicitly defined as plural seemed to favor plural verbs. Several possible sources used in the compilation of the Deuteronomic History are examined, though no provable difference in their verbal concord can be established. Finally, this study reexamines the Priestly Source in light of the findings of this study. Previous research had asserted that the Priestly Source is a later stratum because of a perceived tendency to favor plural verbs with collective subjects. In light of the findings of this study, the Priestly Source is not provably different from other sources in its rate of verbal concord.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Bible
موضوع مستند نشده
Hebrew
موضوع مستند نشده
Language, literature and linguistics
موضوع مستند نشده
Linguistics
موضوع مستند نشده
Markedness
موضوع مستند نشده
Philosophy, religion and theology
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )