Rendering what the nose perceives
An introduction
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.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.On the variation of olfactory terms
- 2.1Lexical repertoires
- 2.2Non-literal meanings
- 2.3Morphology
- 2.4Evidentiality
- 2.5Diachrony
- 3.The structure of the volume
- 4.Conclusion and future directions
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Abbreviations
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Acknowledgments
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Notes
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