Epistemic modality in Old Babylonian

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Abstract

Most Probably: Epistemic Modality in Old Babylonian by Nathan Wasserman is the first attempt to provide a description of the domain of epistemic modality in Old Babylonian Akkadian. This attempt is not entirely successful, for several reasons. Methodological inconsistency often impairs the author's ability to convince the reader of his solutions. Both primary data and existing secondary literature are used only selectively, which renders the proposed description problematic. Finally, the lack of cross-referencing between the chapters evokes the feeling that the different particles do not quite constitute a system
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)123-136
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of the American Oriental Society
Volume134
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2014

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Review of Most Probably: Epistemic Modality in Old Babylonian by Nathan Wasserman

Keywords

  • Wasserman, Nathan , 1962-
  • Grammar, Comparative and general
  • Akkadian language

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