Hebrew stress: Back to the future
Hebrew stress: Back to the future
Author(s): Outi Bat-ElSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Language studies, Jewish studies, Lexis, Biblical studies
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Biblical Hebrew; Modern Hebrew; stress; trochee; historical change; Optimality Theory;
Summary/Abstract: The paper addresses historical changes in the stress system of Hebrew, attending to the difference between Biblical Hebrew (script-based) and contemporary Hebrew (attested), and predicting the system of post-Hebrew; on the basis of experimental evidence and words from the periphery of the lexicon, it is predicted that the stress system of post-Hebrew will be similar to that of Biblical Hebrew. The predicted change from contemporary Hebrew to post-Hebrew is attributed to a combination of two factors: the inconsistency of the present system, and its incompliance with universal principles. The changes are addressed in terms of constraint reranking within the framework of Optimality Theory.
- Issue Year: 65/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 3-27
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English
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