Table 3 Realization of SPEECH FUNCTION as MOOD

Giving

statement

↘ indicative: declarative

offer

↘ indicative: declarative

[6] ʾûlay yagîḏ lānû ʾęṯ-darkenû

[10] w ^e nāṯatti l ^e ʾîš hāʾ ^ę lohîm

perhaps he will tell us about the errand

I can give that to the man of God

[3] w ^e hāʾîš niḵbāḏ

and the man is highly esteemed

Demanding

question

↘ indicative: interrogative: polar

command

↘ volitive: imperative + cohortative

[14] h ^a yeš bāzę̄ hāroʾę̄

[13] leḵâ neleḵâ

Is the seer in town?

Let us go

question

↘ indicative: interrogative: elemental

command

↘ volitive: cohortative

[7] w ^e hinneh neleḵ umah-nnāḇîʾ lāʾîš

[5] ʿattâ nel ^a ḵâ ššām

But if we go, what can we bring the man?

Let us go there.