[FUNKNET] 'Hear' as 'understand'

[Paolo Ramat]

This holds true also for Ital. *comprendere" , Port. and Span. *comprender* 
< Lat. *com-prehendere* lit. "grasp together", just as Mod. Gk. *katalavéno* 
from *lavéno* "to take, get" :thus, the primary meaning is not "to hear"

Paolo

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Hopper" <hopper at CMU.EDU>
To: <LINGTYP at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [FUNKNET] 'Hear' as 'understand'


> French entendre would be an obvious example.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> On Mon, February 1, 2010 14:37, Nino Amiridze wrote:
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>>
>> 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)).
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Nino Amiridze
>> http://www.hum.uu.nl/medewerkers/n.amiridze/
>>
>>
>>
>
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