89

Comments

on

Sawyers

Grammar

by
David Weston Baker D. 14 Peabody Estate Wild Street London W. C. 2

[A

more

general
in

review

by the author

be found JSOT 1

the

accompanying

may issue of

(1976)]
specific problems
read

throughout
be
a

The folluwing are notes on the book. jA 4 b = for A

A

b):

flew

welcome

introductory pages of English grammar would addition, especially for use in North America.

p.4, par.2: A shwa is pronounced if it occurs under a doubled letter (a variant of 5arryers second rule) and also if it immediately follows a long vowel.

p.12, ex.l: A more literal translation of the Tetragrammaton would avoid ambiguity faced by the student
when

11~

is

encountered.

---,

par.1:

~3_1X is &dquo;my Lord&dquo;

rather

than

&dquo;the Lord&dquo;.

p.14, par.3: A
to

note

following
the

mrQ

referring
vuc.;

p.159 (iii)

would prepare

student

-(or p.25,

nil

p.22, par.b: This uould be a good place to include J1DD1JL3 explanation of the letters, in addition to that given in the introduction (p.5), and alsu to explain uhy there .1. is no dagesh in the
an

p.2u, ex.1:
of
and
a

uord

in pause,

or

1t~0, par.4 (cf.

,., T

A comment is needed at least a reference also p.14, par.1:

on

the

vocalisation

to

l1 ).
p,?.7, par.4:
since
the

lj20P ~
&dquo;

pp.157, par.1 and p.31, ex.5:

the number and verbal suffix&dquo;.

&dquo; ... subject.&dquo; 9 ...subject, gender of the subject is indicated by

No

p.28, par.3:
explains
i.e.
the vowel
---,

note

is

change of

nX

made of to J1K
-

the

metheg

which

(cf. p.1u1, par.4),

proper

nouns

---: A note of other modes of definiteness, and pronuminal suffixes, uould be useful.

90
par.4 : A surprising omission
a

---,
a

semanticist is

1~1 which,
just
been

when

note of the here and used with verbs, means

in the work now emphasis of that an action ha

done.
---,

par.0

To

the first sentence add - J1K

The omission of the methe ( - n~7 munah misses the ( W1Pl1 mn~ )) again (cf. note on p.28, par.3 aboB/e) the opportunity to explain the effect of stress shift upon vocalisation (cf, also p.37, ex.4: ) as uell as to note the possibilit of detecting a PG form by the occurrence of accents.

p.31, ex.1,2:

and

1~Y

e~~~~~
made

-~3

p.32, par.2: A genitives, being

that
e.g.

note

could be

of indefinite
&dquo;

11f &dquo;ilo t 0

The reason for the change of to i1 vowel is no longer at the end of a stres un would explain this change as uell as that when a pronomina suffix is added (cf. p.51, par.4).

p.33, par.3:
the

be

No explanation is given of ---, ---: definite article before a proper name (cf.
---,

~rhy there)I p.35, ex.1

par.4: &dquo;phrases&dquo; -4 &dquo;clauses&dquo;.

first clause of the second where possible&dquo; and &dquo;the lost&dquo; (cf. if~YK1 ).
the
&dquo;
...

p.39, par.5: To sentence should be added, second vowel is sometimes

P.40, par.8:
Add

&dquo;with added suffixes at

times

indicating

number

and

gender&dquo;.
Why - ,~
I

p.42,

voc.:

and

not

the

citation forni

III

)
I

(cf. p.2U2).
p.44, par.3: adjectives
e, e.

stand

C~en. 39 :9b.

There could be added, &dquo;Demonstrativ last in a series of attributive adjective

p.45, par.3:
T. I,uraokas

review),
par.4:

1?~.
but
a

is

the

comment

3ns PC (cf. note in should be made on the

vowel

reduction
---,

~cf. p.1b1, par.3).

No
a

lack uf a appear to

dapesh in
a

comment is made on the anomolous nDJn2J letter after uhat would student to be a silent shwa.

D./&,

paradigm:

add

i)7:)i1
v..

,ilJi1.
T
o.

81

91
p,47, paradigm: No explanation terms is given.
of the

significance

of

bracketed

p.50, par.2: It is not correct to say that pronominal suffixes are attached to a PG form, unless this is explained. Cf. the sec~holates, e.q. J7Q / ~~_7n or those nouns with a T!-:s .1 also leads reducible second vowel, e.g.: 1:J/ to problems in the discussion of prunominal suffixes

1:J1 >>_p7With

(p. 101, par.1).

of
stress

p.52, par.1: Sawyer needs shifts on vowel length in

suffixed forms of n~ Which do exist, i, e.

3K

are

~~K / ~3tC
of
the

reiterate the effects to clarify why the different from the PIG forms,
order
.

to

p.53, col.4, line

Tuch more explanation be understood.

1: &dquo;he chart

took&dquo; - &dquo;he will is needed before

take&dquo;.
it
can

p.u2,
appearance

ex.1:

of

the

No explanation is given fur dagesh in floy

.

the

p.b3, par.4:
---,

The

H-stem

PC

V7011

cannot

be

identified

by the vowel-pattern a-i.

rather than Some of these par.b: causative, in the H-stem.
verhs
are

factitive,

between

verbs,

p.b5, 1: A note should be made of the lack of parallel Hebrew and English as regards the prepositions used witch e.g. pp.71, exx.3,5; 1Uu b; 117, ex.d.
p.o8,

ex.1,2:

1~T1 ~

~&dquo;J~1.

p.75-7u: LJhile there will be n0 verb which occurs in all forms, one would expect a bouk following the induct1ue method to use a verb which dues in fact occur at least m une form in the UT, which v~~11;1 cioes nut.
7Lj IIBI 4 131, 13Z ~

1~I/-~ 7Z .
reference
shuuld

be

given

to

p.E~1, par.4: ?]kl p.15u, ~4).

7DM . ~
-

p. 9 3,

ex. 2 : i1 ?~ ~ ~ i1 ?,g ~ .

p,g4, par.1: Assimilation is marked uy subsequent f d wurd ...&dquo;, t sometimes at the beqinning uf douhlinn &dquo;except since the followinn examples are exceptions tu the exception.

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p.95, par.a: No nfl, object
---,
.

with

and

note is made of marker.

the

homonyms
verbal

nY ,
&dquo;

par.4:

JT73*?
7

is used With NG i10 ,:O.

T : - ..
.

nouns.

p.1U1, par.4:
voc.

i10 .:O ~ -:.

verb

p. uo,

p.103, par.u: The and p.2U8, it is

---,

is cited

as

now
-

while on

T1T~G7 .
,

&dquo;

par.7:

its not mentioned

(cf, p,58, par.3).

~~~1
T

which

is

common

in

hendiadys,

verbs

also

of middle-gutteral p,114, par.1: No note is made 1 having a characteristic a vowel - ~7 _ yY? ..

p.124, col.4:
in
the PG

2 is usually indicated by the numeral form before the plural noun.

ex.L):

p.128,

The adjective

310

(P-131, par.5),
translation,
p .
or

and so the &dquo;good&dquo; should be at least put in brackets.

4:

is comparative deleted from

the

13S,

WF-! 1

4 -~

my~ 1 .
1~ 1.
to PG be made

―-, -,
as

7; 173 ~ ~

nf

and

:2

10: Mention needs in their anomolous

of

forms.

,1p , , ~

as

welll

p.13u, ex.1:
speech

lbx7
but

(p.138, par.2)
---,

is said to introduce direct this is translated as indirect spee

ex.2

and

p.138, par.4:

n? fl n3

>

p.140, par.7: &dquo;reflexive&dquo; -) &dquo;reciprocal&dquo;.

p.141, par.1:

i1~ ~
An

could

just

as

well be the D-st

1

p.145,
needed.

ex.1:

explanation of the anomoluus ~ TO;

An

~~~~-~ ~ K1l3-n0 in the UT. ex.3: ---, explanation could then be given fur this vocalisation.

p.14u, par.2(2): The verbal noun of a transitive usually preceues the finite form, but the verbal noun of the intransitive verb can precede or fuilow, and the verbal noun must follow an imperative.
verh