[FUNKNET] 'Hear' as 'understand'

[Martine VANHOVE]

Dear Nino,

You'll find loads of data and analysis in:
Evans, Nicholas and Wilkins, David. 2000. In the mind’s ear: The 
semantic extensions of
perception verbs in Australian languages. /Language /76/3, 546-592.

and in my own paper
Vanhove, Martine. 2008. Semantic associations between sensory 
modalities, prehension and mental perceptions: A cross-linguistic 
perspective. _F_/rom Polysemy to Semantic Change: Towards a Typology of 
Lexical Semantic Associations/. M. Vanhove. Amsterdam/Philadelphia, John 
Benjamins*: *341-370.

Best

Martine



Paul Hopper a écrit :
> French entendre would be an obvious example.
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> On Mon, February 1, 2010 14:37, Nino Amiridze wrote:
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>> Dear colleagues,
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>> I was wondering whether you could help me in finding languages that
>> use the verb 'hear' for 'understand', just like English uses 'see' for the
>> same purpose (I see (=I understand)).
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>> I would be grateful if you could give data and/or references, if there
>> are investigations on the use of the 'see' vs. 'hear' verbs in figurative
>> language.
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>> Thank you very much.
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>> Best regards,
>> Nino Amiridze
>> http://www.hum.uu.nl/medewerkers/n.amiridze/
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