Product Information
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.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521256119
ISBN-139780521256117
eBay Product ID (ePID)1910388
Product Key Features
Number of Pages608 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGrammar of Modern Hebrew
Publication Year1989
SubjectHebrew, General
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study
AuthorLewis Glinert
Dimensions
Item Height1.9 in
Item Weight47.9 Oz
Item Length6.9 in
Item Width10 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN87-010265
Dewey Edition22
Target AudienceScholarly & Professional
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal492.4/82421
Lc Classification NumberPj4564 .G68 1989
Table of ContentPreface; 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.