The Grammar of Modern Hebrew

A reference book on Modern Hebrew morphology and syntax.

Lewis Glinert (Author)

9780521611886, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 November 2004

612 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 3.7 cm, 1.082 kg

A reference book on Modern Hebrew morphology and syntax, this describes the language as it is really spoken and written in Israel today. The author pays particular attention to functional distinctions, giving equal weight to colloquial and formal usage.

Preface
Abbreviations and conventions
1. About Israeli Hebrew
2. The data
3. The description
4. Pronunciation and spelling
5. Definite and indefinite
6. Constructs and possessives
7. Pronouns and other pro-words
8. Quantifiers
9. Determiners
10. Adjectives as modifiers
11. Preposition phrases and adverbs as modifiers
12. Agreement in the noun phrase
13. Tense, modality and aspect
14. Active and passive
15. Object phrases
16. 'Be' and 'have' constructions
17. Ellipsis and subject-less clauses
18. Agreement in the clause
19. Preposition phrases
20. Degree words and comparatives
21. Adjunct adverbials
22. Focus adverbs
23. Disjunct adverbials
24. Link adverbials
25. Pro-adverbs
26. Questions
27. Exclamations
28. Requests
29. Negation
30. Types of subordination
31. Complement clauses
32. Adverbial clauses
33. Relative clauses
34. Apposed clauses
35. Coordination
36. Apposition
37. Topic, focus and word order
38. Noun types
39. Gender and number in the noun
40. Verb types and their inflections
41. Adjective types and their inflection
42. Prepositions: form and inflection
Notes to chapters
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Grammar, syntax & morphology [CFK]