Some antiphrastic euphemisms for a blind person in Akkadian and other semitic languages

Four Akkadian terms with similar forms and meanings are held to be antiphrastic euphemisms for a blind person. Arguments are based on the synonymity of these terms and their associations with other terms for a blind person, on the fact that Akkadian is apparently deficient in terms for expressing a...

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Main Author: Marcus, David 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: American Oriental Society [Jul. - Oct., 1980]
In: JAOS
Year: 1980, Volume: 100, Issue: 3, Pages: 307-310
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Euphemism / People with visual disabilities / Blindness / Balsaholz / Sentence / Proverb / Satire
RelBib Classification:TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
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