A Search for Method: A Study in the Syntactic Use of the H-Locale in Classical Hebrew. With the Collaboration of H.R. van der Laan and N.P. de Koo

A SEARCH FOR METHOD: A STUDY IN THE SYNTACTIC USE OF THE H-LOCALE IN CLASSICAL HEBREW
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introductory remarks
	1. Choice of subject
	2. Distinction between different types of text material
	3. Linguistic and methodological remarks
		a) Text and Language
		b) Reproduction of the ending in question
		c) Paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations
		d) Symbols used
		e) Type of approach
		f) Function indication
		g) Zero-instances
		h) Percentages
		i) Synchronic and historical approach
		j) Final textual remarks
I. The Nh instances in prose
	1. The instances
	2. Function
	3. Zero-instances
	4. Provisional discussion of the material
II. The pNh instances in prose
	1. The instances
	2. Function
	3. Provisional discussion of the material
III. The NhxN (or NhxNº) instances in prose
	1. The instances
	2. Function
	3. Zero-instances
	4. Provisional discussion of the material
IV. The NxNh and pNxNh instances and related material in prose
	1. The instances
	2. Function
	3. Zero-instances
	4. Provisional discussion of the material
V. The Nymh instances in prose
	1. The instances
	2. Function
	3. Zero-instances
	4. Provisional discussion of the material
VI. The (p)Nmh instances in prose
	1. The instances
	2. Function
	3. Zero-instances
	4. Provisional discussion of the material
VII. The N°h, N°hx° and N°x°h instances in prose
	1. The instances
	2. Function
	3. Zero-instances
	4. Provisional discussion of the material
VIII. The pN°h, (p)NxN°h, pN°x°h instances and related material in prose
	1. The instances
	2. Function
	3. Provisional discussion of the material
IX. The Advh instances in prose
	1. The instances
	2. Function
	3. Zero-instances
	4. Provisional discussion of the material
	5. Additional remarks
X. The use of the ending under consideration in the nonnarrative material
	1. Introductory remarks
	2. The poetic instances
	3. The instances from non-narrative prophetic material
	4. Function
		a) The poetic material
		b) The non-narrative prophetic material
	5. Provisional discussion of the material
		a) The poetic material
		b) The non-narrative prophetic material
	6. Additional remarks
		a) Other adverbial instances
		b) The situation in Ecclesiastes
		c) The situation in Daniel
XI. Discussion of the material and conclusions
	1. Discussion of the percentage fields in prose material
		a) General remarks
		b) Conclusions drawn from the study and comparison of percentage fields
	2. Discussion of some remarkable facts in the use of the ending under consideration in prose
		a) General remarks
		b) The use of (p)NxNh and related material
		c) The use of Nh with “deviating” function and the use of -h-morphemes in the nominal clause
		d) Discussion of functional changes
		e) The use of -h-morphemes preceded by preposition
		f) Some remarks about the historical process in the use of the -h-morphemes in classical Hebrew
		g) Productivity
		h) The stage of the language development represented in a text and its date
	2. Discussion of poetic and prophetic material
		a) The poetic material
		b) The non-narrative prophetic material
	Methodological conclusions
	Other conclusions
		a) Prose material
		b) Poetic and prophetic material
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