24.3617, Qs: verbs of smell

[linguist at linguistlist.org]

LINGUIST List: Vol-24-3617. Mon Sep 16 2013. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 24.3617, Qs: verbs of smell

Moderator: Damir Cavar, Eastern Michigan U <damir at linguistlist.org>

Reviews: Veronika Drake, U of Wisconsin Madison
Monica Macaulay, U of Wisconsin Madison
Rajiv Rao, U of Wisconsin Madison
Joseph Salmons, U of Wisconsin Madison
Mateja Schuck, U of Wisconsin Madison
Anja Wanner, U of Wisconsin Madison
       <reviews at linguistlist.org>

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Do you want to donate to LINGUIST without spending an extra penny? Bookmark
the Amazon link for your country below; then use it whenever you buy from
Amazon!

USA: http://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlist-20
Britain: http://www.amazon.co.uk/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlist-21
Germany: http://www.amazon.de/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlistd-21
Japan: http://www.amazon.co.jp/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlist-22
Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlistc-20
France: http://www.amazon.fr/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=linguistlistf-21

For more information on the LINGUIST Amazon store please visit our
FAQ at http://linguistlist.org/amazon-faq.cfm.

Editor for this issue: Alex Isotalo <alx at linguistlist.org>
================================================================  


Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 10:45:28
From: Kat Dziwirek [dziwirek at uw.edu]
Subject: verbs of smell

E-mail this message to a friend:
http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=24-3617.html&submissionid=19868727&topicid=8&msgnumber=1
 
Hello,
In English, Spanish, and French there seems to be just one verb smel/oler/sentir that means to emit a scent and to take in a scent. The roses smell beautiful/I smell the roses. In Slavic they tend to be different verbs (Polish pachniec/pachnac vs. wachac/czuc). I was wondering which pattern is more common cross linguistically (English/Spanish/French or Polish/Slavic). Would be grateful for references as well as examples from different languages.
Thank you,
Kat Dziwirek
 

Linguistic Field(s): Semantics






----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-24-3617	
----------------------------------------------------------