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<DIV><FONT size=4> <div>laughter is a form of expression when no words are available.</div></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><B><I>Fritz Goerling <Fritz_Goerling@sil.org></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"><!-- Network content --> <DIV id=ygrp-text> <div><!-- Network content --> <DIV class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O> </O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black
face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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.<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Some examples from English and German:<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O> </O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">English
German<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O> </O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">to chuckle glucksen (not an exact equivalent)<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">to giggle kichern<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black
face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">to cackle gackern<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">to snicker/snigger ?<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">to titter one would have to describe it by a paraphrase or show it<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div
class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O> </O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">What elements enter into play as differentiating factors? Who does what, when, under which circumstances?<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Agent (individual or group; gender), patient (absence or presence), differences in rank (social situation)?<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O> </O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O> </O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div
class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Fritz Goerling<O></O></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <O></O></SPAN></FONT></div></DIV><!--End group email --> <div></div></DIV><!--End group email --></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p>
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