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Peer reviewedMyhill, John – Language Variation and Change, 1992
In clauses with future meaning in Biblical Hebrew, there are consistent functional differences between clauses with verb-initial word order and clauses with non-verb-initial word order. Verb-initial clauses are associated with future events involving cooperation between the speaker, listener, and God. (16 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Hebrew, Language Usage
