Abstract
This article studies the compliance of Biblical Hebrew (BH) interjections with the formal prototype of interjections formulated in linguistic typology. The authors demonstrate that, globally, the lexical class of interjections in Biblical Hebrew exhibits a semi-canonical and thus semi-extra-systematic profile as far as its form is concerned. Locally, the levels of canonicity and extra-systematicity of BH interjections are uneven—high in morphology and moderate in phonology and syntax.
Highlights
RESEARCH QUESTIONAND RESEARCH PLANThe present paper contributes to the holistic analysis of the lexical class of interjections in Biblical Hebrew (BH)
Interjections expressing feelings and sensations experienced by a speaker, the so-called emotive interjections (Wierzbicka 1991, 302–25; 1992, 165–66; Ameka 1992a, 113; 2006, 744) are regarded as core or proper from a pragmatic-semantic perspective—they entertain the highest degree of interjectionality
Three features postulated for the interjectional prototype are met entirely (P-3, P-4, P-5); two features are met to a certain extent only
Summary
RESEARCH QUESTIONAND RESEARCH PLANThe present paper contributes to the holistic analysis of the lexical class of interjections in Biblical Hebrew (BH). In other words: Are BH interjections canonical representatives of the interjectional prototype as far as their phonology, morphology, and syntax are concerned, being formally extra-systematic? It comprises lexemes and constructions that differ considerably from a pragmatic, semantic, and structural perspective (Ameka 1992, 2006; Nübling 2004; Stange and Nübling 2014; Stange 2016) Given these differences, not all types of interjections entertain an equal status in the category. Interjections expressing feelings and sensations experienced by a speaker, the so-called emotive interjections (Wierzbicka 1991, 302–25; 1992, 165–66; Ameka 1992a, 113; 2006, 744) are regarded as core or proper from a pragmatic-semantic perspective—they entertain the highest degree of interjectionality
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