Essays on Hebrew

Essays on Hebrew

"Language Consciousness in the Hebrew Bible" (pp. 51-73) examines the biblical perspectives on phonetics, puns, style, semantic change, rhetoric, euphemisms, and so on. "Observations About the Pronunciation of Hebrew in Rabbinic Sources" (pp. 75-99) demonstrates the less than sat...

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Published in:Journal of the American Oriental Society Vol. 116; no. 2; pp. 281 - 282
Main Author: Kaye, Alan S.
Format: Book Review Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor American Oriental Society 01-04-1996
Subjects:
Ancient languages
Bible
Competition
Essays
Euphemism
Hebrew language
Language
Linguistics
Nonfiction
Orthography reform
Phonetic analysis
Pronunciation
Rhetoric
Semantic change
Sound change
Tongue
Word play
Uzbekistan
South Florida
Atlanta Georgia
Malta
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Summary:"Language Consciousness in the Hebrew Bible" (pp. 51-73) examines the biblical perspectives on phonetics, puns, style, semantic change, rhetoric, euphemisms, and so on. "Observations About the Pronunciation of Hebrew in Rabbinic Sources" (pp. 75-99) demonstrates the less than satisfactory phonetic sophistication by the author(s) of Bereshit Rabba (12:10) describing [h]: "All letters engage the tongue, but this one does not engage the tongue" (p. 96). Part two contains four articles dealing with orthographic reform, unpointed Hebrew (H. N. Bialik wanted all Hebrew printed with vowel points [p. 130]), transliterations and transcriptions, and an annotated bibliography on Hebrew script reform.
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ISSN:0003-0279
2169-2289
DOI:10.2307/605718