[Lingtyp] 'Head' as a lexical universal

[JOO Ian]

Dear Maria,

In Dalabon, kodj-no refers primarily to the top of the head, although it can refer to the whole head as well. See:

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From Shanghai,
Ian

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2025/04/01 00:13, Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm via Lingtyp <lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org> 작성:

 Dear all,

I wonder if anyone knows of a language that does not have a dedicated word for ‘head’ (either as a part of a human body or also covering animals)? It has been suggested in earlier work on body-related universals that all languages will have a word for ‘head’. While some of the other earlier suggested universals (like a separate word for ‘body’) have been contested, I have not seen any discussion of ‘head’ and would be very grateful for any advice

Many thanks and kind regards,
Maria / Masha


Prof. Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm
Dept. of linguistics, Stockholm university, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
Editor-in-chief of “Linguistic Typology”
President-Elect of Societas Linguistic Europaea
www.su.se/english/profiles/tamm-1.182300<http://www.su.se/english/profiles/tamm-1.182300>
tamm at ling.su.se<mailto:tamm at ling.su.se>


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