[Lingtyp] semantic derivation of an Akkadian verb

[Bastian Persohn]

The question is: do we need to postulate a singular Gesamtbedeutung
(and does that even help)? Or would a family relation approach be more 
helpful?

Am 05.11.2020 um 15:35 schrieb Les Bruce:
>
> From the specific meanings listed by Sergey a common thread connecting 
> them comes to mind: ‘to bring to a conclusion, to complete’.
>
> Les Bruce
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> <mailto:lingtyp-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org>] *On Behalf Of 
> *Jess Tauber
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 5, 2020 7:00 AM
> *To:* Sergey Loesov <sergeloesov at gmail.com <mailto:sergeloesov at gmail.com>>
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> *Subject:* Re: [Lingtyp] semantic derivation of an Akkadian verb
>
> From my own limited and naive perspective (I see meaning ranges like 
> this in other languages, though not so broadly), 'imposition of order 
> upon' might be the primary or underlying meaning of the verb.
>
> Jess Tauber
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> On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 7:36 AM Sergey Loesov <sergeloesov at gmail.com 
> <mailto:sergeloesov at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Dear colleagues,
>
>     I am trying to understand the semantic derivation of a common
>     Akkadian verb, /sanāqu/. It means, in particular ‘to arrive,
>     approach’ (the only intransitive meaning), ‘to bother, pester,
>     interrogate, put pressure’, ‘to mobilize, levy’, ‘to weigh’, ‘to
>     check, audit’, ‘to settle (a legal case)’, ‘to take (oath)’, ‘to
>     keep, guard’, ‘to close, shut (doors)’. What could be a “primary”
>     meaning of such a verb, and the path of semantic derivation? How
>     does it look like from viewpoint of lexical typology?
>
>     Best wishes,
>
>     Sergey
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