[Lexicog] bat

[Dr. Hayim Y. Sheynin]

Dear Fritz,
 
Certain things are looked favorably in one language and with disgust in
others. Look for example to the positive reflections in the name of
'ladybug' in some languages and opposite
tendencies in others. In some languages it is viewed as "insect loved by
God, Mary, Moses, queen"; in others as a simple bug. 
 
Best regards,
Hayim Sheynin
 
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Subject: RE: [Lexicog] bat
 
How this differs from the positive connotations of "bat" in Chinese:
 
The Chinese have conferred a number of laudatory 
 names on this mouse-like mammal, such as 'embracing wings, heavenly
 rat, fairy rat, night swallow,' and use it as a symbol of happiness
 and long life because its name 'fu' in Chinese happens to be a
 homonym which means both 'bat' and 'prosperity.' (see the original
quote from Noah Jacobs' book)
 
Fritz Goerling
 
	In most dialects of Carrier "bat" is -t'az (variously with or
	without the prefix 'u), but in the Lheidli dialect, spoken
	around Prince George, this has been replaced by the
	innovation liyab dut'ai "devil bird", where dut'ai is
	"bird" (etymologically, "winged one") and liyab is
	from French "le diable".
	
	--
	Bill Poser, Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania
	http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~wjposer/ billposer at alum.mit.edu
	
	
	
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