Focus structure in Biblical Hebrew : a study of word order and information structure with special reference to Deuteronomy

This thesis examines the word order of Biblical Hebrew from the perspective of Information Structure, specifically in the articulation of a theory of focus structure. To focus is to mark an item as informationally prominent. The thesis proposes that 1) in Biblical Hebrew focus is expressed by word o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shimasaki, Katsuomi
Other Authors: Wenham, Gordon ; Khan, Geoffrey
Published: University of Gloucestershire 1999
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.284755