[Lexicog] Almost

[Peter Kirk]

On 06/08/2004 01:01, Ron Moe wrote:

>...
>
>This is a nice example of semantic chaining, and one can readily recognize
>the semantic links. However does this concept occur in other, especially
>non-Indo-European, languages? Does the concept include the range that the
>English word has? Would speakers recognize a semantic link between the
>translation equivalents of 'almost' in the examples above?
>
>
>
In Azerbaijani (Turkic), many uses of "almost" are represented by the
phrase "az qala", literally "a little remaining", or the variant "az
qaldı ki". It can I think be used for your first five senses of
"almost", but (in the absence of a native speaker to ask) I can't be
sure about the last three.


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Peter Kirk
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peterkirk at qaya.org (work)
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