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Re: yahad ostracon (fwd)
Sure: the writing system, which admits of a primitive glance into the
phonology, and a better one into the grammar and syntax of the
language. The notion that y?d/break *has* to mean *yxd* arises not
just from a notional completion of the text beyond the break, but
also from suppositions about the metacontext of the entire find. And
these are suppositions of an historical, sociological, and
theological nature, which are then used to influence the reading. I
find this non-linguistic, and very little compelling.
Fred Cryer