Why is a blanket decision to omit wāw from all nominal clauses unsound?
Wāw with Nominal Circumstantial Clauses: Omission, Inclusion and Disputed Cases
- The well-known allowance to omit wāw is entirely false
- Structure, linkage, context and resumption risk vary
- Every nominal clause only describes the grammatical subject
- Wāw is strictly obligatory in every case