Here is Psalm 1:1 - any comments from those who really think grammar? For two years I have avoided learning the 'rules' but now the time has come. I am wondering if I can automate part of this long manual process...
| Part of Speech | Person | Number | Gender | Sfx | Root | Pfx | Form | Aspect | Tense |
| Interjection |
| Singular |
| י | אשׁר |
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| Noun |
| Singular | Non-specific |
| אישׁ | הָ | Absolute |
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| Relative Pronoun |
| Singular | Non-specific |
| אשׁר |
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| Negative Particle |
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| לא |
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| Verb | 3 | Singular |
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| הלך |
| Qal | Indeterminate | Perfect |
| Noun |
| Singular | Non-specific | ת | עץה | בּ | Construct |
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| Noun |
| Plural | Non-specific | ים | רשׁע |
| Absolute |
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| Noun |
| Singular | Non-specific |
| דרך | וּבְ | Construct |
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| Noun |
| Plural | Non-specific | ים | חטא |
| Absolute |
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| Negative Particle |
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| לא |
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| Verb | 3 | Singular |
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| עמד |
| Qal | Indeterminate | Perfect |
| Noun |
| Singular |
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| מושׁב | וּבְ | Construct |
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| Noun |
| Plural | Non-specific | ים | לץ |
| Absolute |
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| Negative Particle |
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| לא |
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| Verb | 3 | Singular |
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| ישׁב |
| Qal | Indeterminate | Perfect |
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Update: see
here for a helpful presentation on grammar and gender. HT
Suzanne.
5 comments:
What is the basis for your classification of genders as “non-specific” (rather than the more conventional “masculine” and “feminine”)?
David - last week, I read your articles here and I thought - this distinction between grammatical and social gender is a really helpful distinction - and by the way, I thought your presentation was very well timed - a remarkable use of power point and words together. You changed my mind on some of what I had not adequately distinguished in other grammar books.
As I was developing my list of choices, I did not want to use your designation 'not female' since it can be read the wrong way when it is isolated from other words, so I picked non-specific. I probably should change the columns to two and have male-female-non-specific, and masculine-feminine in two separate choices - but most of the time I don't want to get to this level of distinction.
You may know that I was biased towards the understanding of ish as a male - not for theological reasons but because I considered that male was the meaning of the term. Your presentation has allowed me to think differently about this. I continue to think that this psalm contrasts singular and plural but I am relieved to think that my occasional stretch towards inclusive language does not necessarily reflect only my own cultural bias.
Thanks for your influence and your question and for your work and to Suzanne for pointing you out to me at exactly the moment that I am wrestling with all these details.
I still have questions on what I will put in my list of possible aspect categories.
Thank you for your explanation; its various aspects make sense to me.
I am pleased that my efforts have been helpful to you.
Best wishes in your ongoing analysis.
FYI: My Web site's URLs have changed, as I migrated to a new ISP. (I mention this for the sake of others who might happen by, and perhaps for your sake as well.) The page that you consulted is now found here:
http://editor.davidesstein.name/ContempTorahpg.htm
Hi David - thanks for the update. I know what a nuisance correcting broken links can be
I found and corrected the link to your article above using the U of A site
but the page in your comment above does not link for me.
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