To Sneer, Scoff, Scorn, and Cluck: An Onomatopoetic Verbal Complex in R1-n-ṣ?

Several verbs in Akkadian constructed from the radical set R1-n-ṣ relate to expressions for disgust, scoffing, and scorn. This note argues that the verbs may phonically embed a verbal clucking sound ( nṣ ) which further indexes a set of paralinguistic expressions also communicating disdain: curling...

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Main Author: Richardson, Seth Francis Corning 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Altorientalische Forschungen
Year: 2025, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 66-69
Further subjects:B paralinguistics
B kinesthesia
B speech perception
B onomatopoeia
B expressions of disdain
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