Verb-initial Constructions in Modern Hebrew

V erb -In itial C on stru ction s in M odern H ebrew by Nurit Melnik B.Sc. (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) 1993 M.A. (University of California, Berkeley) 1999 A dissertation subm itted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics in the GRADUATE DIVISION of the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Committee in charge: Professor Andreas Kathol, Chair Professor Paul Kay Professor Johanna Nichols Fall 2002 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.

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