Diglossia in Ancient Hebrew

The present article summarizes the research assembled in my book <i>Diglossia in Ancient Hebrew</i> (1990), which in turn was based on my doctoral dissertation of a decade earlier, “Evidence for Spoken Hebrew in Biblical Times” (1980). The following linguistic issues are surveyed: gender...

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Main Author: Gary A. Rendsburg
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spelling doaj-art-ff30b9da290a49acbf37659eabcca6f72025-08-20T03:47:54ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442025-04-0116557610.3390/rel16050576Diglossia in Ancient HebrewGary A. Rendsburg0Department of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USAThe present article summarizes the research assembled in my book <i>Diglossia in Ancient Hebrew</i> (1990), which in turn was based on my doctoral dissertation of a decade earlier, “Evidence for Spoken Hebrew in Biblical Times” (1980). The following linguistic issues are surveyed: gender neutralization (in both verbs and pronouns), the merger of III-ʾ and III-y verbs, the adjectival clause, and the genitive exponent.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/5/576HebrewArabicdiglossiaparallel development
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Hebrew
Arabic
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parallel development
title Diglossia in Ancient Hebrew
title_full Diglossia in Ancient Hebrew
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Arabic
diglossia
parallel development
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