NP references to active participants and story development in ancient Hebrew

Authors

Stephen H. Levinsohn, SIL-UND

DOI

10.31356/silwp.vol44.01

Abstract

Ancient Hebrew is compared with two languages that use a conjunction or pre-verbal particle to signal new developments in a narrative. This comparison shows that Hebrew makes a significantly greater number of full NP references to active participants than the other languages. Typically, languages refer to active participants with NPs when the subject remains the same in two contexts: to mark the beginning of a narrative unit and to highlight a speech or action. Such references are found in Hebrew not only in these contexts, but also in connection with new developments.

Recommended Citation

Levinsohn, Stephen H. (2000) "NP references to active participants and story development in ancient Hebrew," Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session: Vol. 44, Article 1.
DOI: 10.31356/silwp.vol44.01
Available at: https://commons.und.edu/sil-work-papers/vol44/iss1/1