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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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American Oriental Society
[Jul. - Oct., 1980]
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Journal of the American Oriental Society
Année: 1980, Volume: 100, Numéro: 3, Pages: 307-310 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Euphémisme
/ Malvoyant
/ Cécité
/ Balsaholz
/ Phrase
/ Proverbe
/ Satire
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| RelBib Classification: | TC Époque pré-chrétienne |
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| Résumé: | 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 blind person, and on the fact that the forms have parallels in antiphrastic constructions and meanings in other Semitic languages. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2289 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, Journal of the American Oriental Society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/601801 |