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Generative Perspective (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1999), in which both Topic and Focus phrases are proposed and empirically justified. In this same vein, Lamprecht should not have avoided revising in light of N. Chomsky's subsequent works available to him (The Minimalist Program [Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1995]; particularly chapter 4 "Categories and Transformations," and N. Chomsky, "Minimalist Inquiries: The Framework," in Step by Step: Essays in Minimalist Syntax in Honor of Howard Lasnik, ed. R. Martin, D. Michaels, and J. Uriagereka [Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2000], pp. 89155), since some of the projections so prominent in Lamprecht's analysis have been dispensed with on both theoretical and empirical grounds. However, these criticisms and qualifications should not detract from my recommendation: this work should be read by anyone interested in the issues of verb movement and/or word order in Aramaic (or Hebrew, or any other Semitic language, for that matter). Lamprecht displays a sure competence in the theory and application of formal (generative) linguistics that is not common in Biblical Aramaic and Hebrew studies. The fields of ancient Hebrew and Aramaic studies would benefit from dozens more studies like this. Robert D. Holmstedt University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada robert.holmstedt@utoronto.ca BIBLICAL
Hebrew Studies – National Association of Professors of Hebrew
Published: Oct 5, 2006
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