An Etymological Note on YAv. mÅ«ra-: Is it Really âIdiot, Stupid, Foolishâ?
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The present contribution is a first step of an ongoing investigation on the conceptualisation of âstupidity, foolishness, madnessâ in Iranian, as a selected case-study for an assessment of the controversial role played by phonosemantic/ideophonic paradigms in lexical production and areal diffusion of cognate words. The discussion will challenge the commonly- accepted interpretation of the Young Avestan term mÅ«ra- as prototypically referring to mental/cognitive impairment, based on a review of the attempts at etymological reconstruction and a closer scrutiny of disregarded evidence from Middle and New Iranian.
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An Etymological Note on YAv. mÅ«ra-: Is it Really âIdiot, Stupid, Foolishâ?
äºIran and the CaucasusSearch for other papers by Sara Belelli in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
The present contribution is a first step of an ongoing investigation on the conceptualisation of âstupidity, foolishness, madnessâ in Iranian, as a selected case-study for an assessment of the controversial role played by phonosemantic/ideophonic paradigms in lexical production and areal diffusion of cognate words. The discussion will challenge the commonly- accepted interpretation of the Young Avestan term mÅ«ra- as prototypically referring to mental/cognitive impairment, based on a review of the attempts at etymological reconstruction and a closer scrutiny of disregarded evidence from Middle and New Iranian.
| å ¨é¨æé´ | è¿å»ä¸å¹´ | è¿å»30天 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| æè¦æµè§æ¬¡æ° | 908 | 485 | 10 |
| å ¨ææµè§æ¬¡æ° | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| PDFä¸è½½æ¬¡æ° | 49 | 2 | 0 |
