[Lexicog] words for different kinds of laughter

[Andrew Dunbar]

On 2/23/07, Fritz Goerling <Fritz_Goerling at sil.org> wrote:
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> I am interested in how different kinds of laughter are expressed in
> different languages and what principles (of word formation, onomatopoeia,
> etc.) are followed in building these words.
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> Some examples from English and German:
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> English                                German
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> to chuckle                            glucksen (not an exact equivalent)
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> to giggle                               kichern
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> to cackle                              gackern
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> to snicker/snigger              ?
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> to titter                                  one would have to describe it
> by a paraphrase or show it
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> What elements enter into play as differentiating factors? Who does what,
> when, under which circumstances?
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> Agent (individual or group; gender), patient (absence or presence),
> differences in rank (social situation)?
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> Fritz Goerling
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What about "guffaw" for which dict.leo.org suggests only "laut lachen"


Andrew Dunbar.



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