Interjections for temperature

[Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm]

Dear colleagues,
we are interested in interjections for talking about temperature  
experiences, like "brrh" or "ugh" in Engish. The issues we are curious  
about are as follows:

1. Does language X have interjections for feelings related to cold  
temperature? If yes, what are those? Are these interjections  
accompanied by any particular gestures and / or intonational patterns?

2. Does language X have interjections for feelings related to hot  
temperature? If yes, what are those? Are these interjections  
accompanied by any particular gestures and / or intonational patterns?

3. Are there other words derived from such interjections (e.g.,  
regular temperature expressions like 'cold' or 'to freeze')?

We are particularly interested in the issues of universality of 'cold'  
interjections (are there languages without 'cold' interjections?) and  
of the possible asymmetry between 'hot' and 'cold' (do languages have  
'hot' interjections at all?).

We would therefore be very grateful for any relevant data on the  
languages you are familiar with.

With warmest regards,
Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm (Dept. of linguistics, Stockholm University, http://ling-asv.ling.su.se/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page) 
  and Åsa Abelin (Dept. of linguistics, University of Gothenburg, http://www.flov.gu.se/om/personal/asa-abelin/



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