Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. 1. Introduction
6. 1.1. Introduction 1
7. 1.2. Assumptions 3
8. 1.3. Methodology 4
9. 1.4. Corpus of Texts 5
10. 1.5. Definition of Terms 7
11. 1.6. Sociolinguistic Issues 18
12. 1.7. Modality in Sign Language 25
13. 1.8. Three-Person System of Volitives 26
14. 1.9. Modality in Semitic Languages 30
15. 2. Biblical Hebrew
16. 2.1. Introduction 36
17. 2.2. The Imperative 43
18. 2.3. The Jussive 91
19. 2.4. The Cohortative 107
20. 2.5. Additional Verbs with Modal Functions 121
21. 2.6. Conclusion 161
22. 3. El Amarna Canaanite
23. 3.1. Introduction 165
24. 3.2. Proposed Paradigms for the Canaanite Verbal System 168
25. 3.3. The Imperative 171
26. 3.4. The Jussive 184
27. 3.5. The yaqtula 190
28. 3.6. Verbal Sequences with Volitives 201
29. 3.7. Additional Verbs with Modal Functions 208
30. 3.8. Conclusion 213
31. 4. Conclusion
32. 4.1. Yaqtul (Jussive) 216
33. 4.2. Yaqtula 217
34. 4.3. Yaqtulan(na) 218
35. 4.4. Regular Imperative 218 218
36. 4.5. Imperative with Modal -a Ending 219
37. 4.6. Long Imperative with -n(na) Ending 220
38. 4.7. The Volitives and Social Dynamics 222
39. Bibliography 224
40. Indexes 240