This paper examines the categorial status of Canaano-Akkadian biverbal sequences
built around the motion verb alāku “go” and their possible inclusion in the category
of Serial Verb Constructions (SVCs). The evidence demonstrates that SVCs with
alāku can at best be categorized as non-canonical and their overall grammaticalization
is low. As a result, Canaano-Akkadian may be viewed as the least advanced
along the grammaticalization cline of verbal serialization posited for (North-West)
Semitic languages.