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Rendering what the nose perceives

An introduction
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Abstract

In this chapter, we briefly overview the typological and diachronic research on olfactory expressions and point out possible further research questions. Essentially, we illustrate how linguistic olfactory terms interact with different areas of grammar, e.g. with morphology, and delineate some striking cross-linguistic patterns calling for a deeper unification of language-internal and language-external factors.

Abstract

In this chapter, we briefly overview the typological and diachronic research on olfactory expressions and point out possible further research questions. Essentially, we illustrate how linguistic olfactory terms interact with different areas of grammar, e.g. with morphology, and delineate some striking cross-linguistic patterns calling for a deeper unification of language-internal and language-external factors.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface and acknowledgments vii
  4. List of contributors ix
  5. Rendering what the nose perceives 1
  6. Why is smell special? 35
  7. The domain of olfaction in Basque 73
  8. On olfactory terminology in Georgian and other Kartvelian languages 113
  9. Let me count the ways it stinks 137
  10. Olfactory, gustatory and tactile perception in Beja (North-Cushitic) 175
  11. How to smell without a verb “to smell” in Fon 199
  12. How to talk about smell in Japanese 221
  13. An overview of olfactory expressions in Formosan languages 251
  14. Olfactory words in northern Vanuatu 277
  15. Alternating smell in Modern Hebrew 305
  16. Syntactic patterns for Romanian olfactive verbs 343
  17. Smelling over time 369
  18. To what extent can source-based olfactory verbs be classified as copulas? 403
  19. Typology of metaphors with the olfactory target domain in the Polish perfumery discourse 449
  20. Languages index 475
  21. Subjects index 477
The Linguistics of Olfaction
This chapter is in the book The Linguistics of Olfaction
https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.131.01jed

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface and acknowledgments vii
  4. List of contributors ix
  5. Rendering what the nose perceives 1
  6. Why is smell special? 35
  7. The domain of olfaction in Basque 73
  8. On olfactory terminology in Georgian and other Kartvelian languages 113
  9. Let me count the ways it stinks 137
  10. Olfactory, gustatory and tactile perception in Beja (North-Cushitic) 175
  11. How to smell without a verb “to smell” in Fon 199
  12. How to talk about smell in Japanese 221
  13. An overview of olfactory expressions in Formosan languages 251
  14. Olfactory words in northern Vanuatu 277
  15. Alternating smell in Modern Hebrew 305
  16. Syntactic patterns for Romanian olfactive verbs 343
  17. Smelling over time 369
  18. To what extent can source-based olfactory verbs be classified as copulas? 403
  19. Typology of metaphors with the olfactory target domain in the Polish perfumery discourse 449
  20. Languages index 475
  21. Subjects index 477
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