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On 2/2/10 1:21 AM, "Andrea Kiso" <<a href="andrea@LING.SU.SE">andrea@LING.SU.SE</a>> wrote:<BR>
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Chichewa (or Nyanja, Bantu) is another example. The verb (stem) -mva<BR>
means both hear and understand (also 'feel').<BR>
Kind regards,<BR>
Andrea<BR>
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Andrea Kiso<BR>
doktorand i allmän språkvetenskap<BR>
Department of linguistics, Stockholm University<BR>
10691 Stockholm, Sweden<BR>
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> On Mon, February 1, 2010 14:37, Nino Amiridze wrote:<BR>
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>> I was wondering whether you could help me in finding languages that<BR>
>> use the verb 'hear' for 'understand', just like English uses 'see' for the<BR>
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>> I would be grateful if you could give data and/or references, if there<BR>
>> are investigations on the use of the 'see' vs. 'hear' verbs in figurative<BR>
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>> Thank you very much.<BR>
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>> Best regards,<BR>
>> Nino Amiridze<BR>
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Graham Thurgood<BR>
English Department<BR>
CSU Chico<BR>
Chico, CA 95929<BR>
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