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The Ethno-Linguistic Relationship between Smelling and Kissing: A Southeast Asian Case Study

The Ethno-Linguistic Relationship between Smelling and Kissing: A Southeast Asian Case Study <p>Abstract:</p><p>This paper investigates smell/kiss colexification, the lexical semantic association of transitive verbs of smelling with verbs expressing certain types of conventionalised gestures of greeting and/or affection (i.e., kissing). Whilst found sporadically in the languages of the world, smell/kiss colexification is common in languages of all families of Southeast Asia. The prevalence of the lexical association reflects an ancient, endemic Southeast Asian practice in which kissing involves the nose, rather than the mouth, as the primary organ. This study demonstrates the potential of lexical semantic typology to contribute to identifying linguistic areas and cultural practices shared across them.</p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Oceanic Linguistics University of Hawai'I Press

The Ethno-Linguistic Relationship between Smelling and Kissing: A Southeast Asian Case Study

Schapper, Antoinette
Oceanic Linguistics , Volume 58 (1) – Jul 30, 2019
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<p>Abstract:</p><p>This paper investigates smell/kiss colexification, the lexical semantic association of transitive verbs of smelling with verbs expressing certain types of conventionalised gestures of greeting and/or affection (i.e., kissing). Whilst found sporadically in the languages of the world, smell/kiss colexification is common in languages of all families of Southeast Asia. The prevalence of the lexical association reflects an ancient, endemic Southeast Asian practice in which kissing involves the nose, rather than the mouth, as the primary organ. This study demonstrates the potential of lexical semantic typology to contribute to identifying linguistic areas and cultural practices shared across them.</p>

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Oceanic Linguistics – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Jul 30, 2019

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