Language Socialization and the Senses

[Dan Slobin]

Check out mpi.nl for a big study on crosslinguistic difference in lexicons of the senses at Max Planck Nijmegen. 

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On Jul 21, 2011, at 21:03, Nathaniel Dumas <ndumas at LINGUISTICS.UCSB.EDU> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> I hope everyone is well. Does anyone know of any studies that focus specifically on the language socialization of the senses? (i.e., work that directly connects cultural ideas of the senses, as framed in the anthropology of the senses, to becoming a competent member of a community). As far as I know, there are tons of studies that use the concepts of professional vision and professional/lay hearing aspects. However, does anyone know of language socialization studies that also focus on how touch, smell, and taste (besides Ochs et al. 1996's "Socializing Taste," to a degree) are constituted as senses through language to newcomers and how these ideologically-laden senses are also shaped by language ideologies?
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> Nathaniel "Nate" Dumas