Christine Murphy: Inquiry -

[Elizabeth J. Pyatt]

>From: Christine Patricia Murphy <cpm23 at columbia.edu>
>Sender: cpm23 at columbia.edu
>To: celtling at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
>Subject: Inquiry -

>
>Hello!
>
>         My name is Christine Murphy; I am currently a senior in Columbia
>University's Anthropology department, and would like to ask if I may draw
>on the experience and resources of those on this listserv to help inform
>my senior thesis.
>
>         I am looking into the cross-cultural significance of the
>physiological and emotional responses associated with blushing, and their
>implications for nonverbal communication.   I wonder if anyone out
>there has encountered related terms in his/her studies of Celtic languages
>(for the internal response, if not for an outward physical sign: verb,
>noun, or adjective).
>
>         The scope of such terms might include (but is certainly not
>limited to) associations with the physical manifestations of
>embarrassment, shame, anger, sexual attraction, or modesty, my particular
>interest being evidence of perceivable facial difference, perhaps by a
>change in skin appearance (as is indicated in the English verb "to
>blush"). Here at Columbia I unfortunately do not have ready print
>resources for Celtic languages - but more importantly, the experience as
>researchers and perhaps speakers of these language that you all may
>offer me is a far greater opportunity, to be sure that the
>terms and uses I refer to in my paper are pertinent, not relics of
>linguists overeager to find one-to-one relationships between familiar and
>foreign language systems.
>
>
>Many thanks, and best wishes for the coming spring -
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Christine Murphy

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FYI - I would suggest including a direct reply to Ms. Murphy's e-mail
in any responses.

Cheers

Moderator

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