Pronominal Subject Expression in Spoken Modern Hebrew: A Diachronic Perspective

IF 0.3 4区社会学 0 ASIAN STUDIES

Journal of Semitic Studies Pub Date : 2022-02-24 DOI:10.1093/jss/fgab030

Shor L, Reshef Y, Gonen E.

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Abstract

As a consequence of the sociolinguistic circumstances of its emergence, the morpho-syntactic profile of Modern Hebrew (MH) originates in several sources – classical layers of Hebrew, pre-existing written practices, contact-induced influence of the native languages of the early MH speakers and internal linguistic developments. Adopting a diachronic corpus-based perspective, the present study focuses on one morpho-syntactic feature, the distribution of first and second person free subject pronouns with suffix (qaṭal) and prefix ( yiqṭol) conjugation verbs. In contrast to the mainly synchronic studies of that feature in MH, the starting point of the present study is data extracted from historical recordings documenting the spontaneous speech of four generations of MH speakers over more than 50 years. Our data indicate two opposite trends: On the one hand, there is a relative stability in the rates of free pronoun usage from the 1960s until the 2010s in two aspects: the near obligatory presence of the free 1SG pronoun ani in the prefix-conjugation, and the relatively low rates of free pronouns in the remaining persons. On the other hand, a significant decrease in the use of the 1SG pronoun ani in the suffix-conjugation was found throughout the years.1¹

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现代希伯来语口语中的代词主语表达:历时性视角

摘要由于社会语言学环境的影响，现代希伯来语(MH)的形态句法特征起源于几个来源——希伯来语的古典层次、预先存在的书面实践、早期MH使用者的母语接触诱发的影响以及内部语言发展。本研究采用历时语料库视角，重点研究了一种形态句法特征，即带有后缀(qaṭal)和前缀(yiqṭol)共轭动词的第一人称和第二人称自由主语代词的分布。与主要针对MH中这一特征的共时性研究不同，本研究的出发点是从记录了50多年来四代MH使用者自发言语的历史记录中提取的数据。我们的数据显示了两种相反的趋势:一方面，从20世纪60年代到2010年代，自由代词的使用率在两个方面相对稳定:在前缀共轭中，自由代词ani几乎是强制性的存在，而其余人的自由代词使用率相对较低。另一方面，近年来在词缀变化中使用代词ani的情况明显减少

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Journal of Semitic Studies ASIAN STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Semitic Studies was established in 1955 and since then has built up a reputation as one of the leading international academic journals in its field. Semitic Studies has always been understood by the editors to include the modern as well as the ancient Near (Middle) East, with special emphasis on research into the languages and literatures of the area. The editors continue to maintain the policy of ensuring that each volume contains items of interest to Orientalists and Biblical Scholars. Extensive reviews of selected books, as well as general review notices, remain a feature of the Journal.