In: S. Masalóva, V. Polyakov, V. Solovyev (eds.). Cognitive Modeling: Proceedings of the Fourth International Forum on Cognitive Modeling (30 September – 7 October, 2018, Tel Aviv, Israel). Rostov-on-Don: Science and Studies Foundation. 79-88., 2018
The standard existential construction in Hebrew consists of distinctive existential particles, je... more The standard existential construction in Hebrew consists of distinctive existential particles, jeʃ (affirmative) or ejn (negative). Where time, aspect, or or non-assertive modalities of existence are to be expressed, verbal forms of √hjj ‘be’ are used instead. According to the approach taken here, where syntactic components take their conceptual status from a complex analysis of which the primary originating force is contextual, affirmative presentative-existential sentences — in all their variants — are regarded as unipartite sentences (or clauses), i.e., sentences that include only a predicate domain, without any subject component. The predicate domain thus consists of a lexical nucleus (‘pivot’) preceded by an existential-assertive modal expression, be it either a particle or a suppletive verb. The Hebrew verb includes a verbal stem and a personal marker, either non-referential or referential. In the case of the latter configuration, the person marker agrees in gender and number with the pivot and functions as a focus component.
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Books by Shlomo Izre'el
Izre'el, Shlomo (ed.), with the assistance of Margalit Mendelson. Speaking Hebrew: Studies in the Spoken Language and in Linguistic Variation in Israel. (Te'uda, 18.) Tel-Aviv: Tel-Aviv University.
Papers by Shlomo Izre'el
Izre'el, Shlomo (ed.), with the assistance of Margalit Mendelson. Speaking Hebrew: Studies in the Spoken Language and in Linguistic Variation in Israel. (Te'uda, 18.) Tel-Aviv: Tel-Aviv University.
The interview I conducted with Prof. Shlomo Izre’el also raises the question of linguistic diversity, both from the point of view of the speakers and of the contexts included, and presents it as a matter of principle in the description of languages. Izre’el relates to this in the context of the establishment of CoSIH, the Corpus of Spoken Israeli Hebrew, emphasizing the theoretical importance of the decision to include recordings of Hebrew speakers whose mother tongue is not Hebrew, as well as the attempt to represent speech in different discourse contexts in the corpus speech. Izre’el maintains that linguistic diversity is a natural component of the language and that it is evident in every language, both ancient and modern. In the interview, he discusses the ways in which language corpora are established to represent this diversity and the importance of documenting natural and spontaneous spoken language.
מתוך ההקדמה של זהר לבנת:
הריאיון שקיימתי עם שלמה יזרעאל אף הוא מעלה את שאלת המגוון הלשוני, הן מצד הדוברים והן מצד הקשרי השיח, ומציג אותה כשאלה עקרונית בתיאורן של שפות. יזרעאל דן בכך בהקשר של הקמת מאגר העברית המדוברת בישראל (מעמ"ד), ומדגיש את החשיבות התאורטית של ההחלטה לכלול במאגר זה גם הקלטות של דוברים שעברית אינה שפת אימם, ושל הניסיון לייצג במאגר דיבור בהקשרי שיח שונים. יזרעאל טוען כי שונוּת לשונית היא מטבעה של הלשון, והיא ניכרת בכל שפה שהיא, עתיקה כמודרנית. הוא מזכיר בריאיון את דרכי ההקמה של מאגרי לשון שמטרתם לייצג את השונות הזאת ואת חשיבות התיעוד של הלשון המדוברת הטבעית והספונטנית.
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Keywords: syntax; clause structure; information structure; discourse; context; prosody; utterance; history of linguistics; spoken Israeli Hebrew.
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See also "Aristotle Was not a Linguist: The View from Spoken Israeli Hebrew" in the talks section.
Basic Units of Spoken Language: Prosody, Discourse and Syntax. In: Einat Gonen (ed.). Speaking Hebrew. (In preparation)."""
This talk tries to reevaluate the notion of linguistic error in the light of modern research on standard language, linguistic variation and the history of contemporary Hebrew since its emergence as a vernacular at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. We shall ask why Israelis perceive their Hebrew speech as faulty or bad and whether this perception is appropriate. We shall then discuss linguistic variation — synchronic and diachronic — and how acknowledging it as an inherent characteristic of language should affect our view of language and language education. Finally, we shall try to see how we can overcome preconceptions and do research not only on written Hebrew but also on its spoken varieties, so that they receive their proper place in our life and culture.
A paper based on this talk, titled "Fautes de grammaire ou grammaire des fautes? Or: Should Hebrew Speakers Be Afraid of Linguists?", will be published in Yod 2020
LANGUAGES: NATURAL, HUMAN AND ARTIFICIAL SYSTEMS OF COMMUNICATION,
The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities,
February 6, 2017 —
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See also "Syntax, prosody, discourse and Information Structure: The case for Unipartite clauses A View from Spoken Israeli Hebrew" in the Papers section.
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—— A related talk is תנו כבוד לעברית המיתדברת מעצמה "Respect Spontaneous Spoken Hebrew" <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5HCCRFbo_A> (see Talks section)