Intro -- The Linguistics of Olfaction Typological and Diachronic Approaches to Synchronic Diversity -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Preface and acknowledgments -- List of contributors -- 1. Rendering what the nose perceives -- 1. Introduction -- 2. On the variation of olfactory terms -- 2.1 Lexical repertoires -- 2.2 Non-literal meanings -- 2.3 Morphology -- 2.4 Evidentiality -- 2.5 Diachrony -- 3. The structure of the volume -- 4. Conclusion and future directions -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2. Why is smell special? -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Verbs of perception -- 1.2 Phenomenon-based sensory words -- 2. The neurophysiology and psychology of smell -- 3. Olfaction and language: State of the art -- 4. The semantic field of smell in Swedish -- 4.1 The basic structure -- 4.2 Conceptualization of smell as a moving entity -- 4.3 Towards a formalized model -- 5. Quantitative overview -- 6. Metaphorical and other extended uses -- 7. Talking about odors in Swedish -- 7.1 What odors are talked about -- 7.2 What situations are commented on by using an odor verb? -- 7.3 The noun lukt 'odor' -- 8. Why then is smell special? -- Abbreviations -- Electronic sources -- References -- 3. The domain of olfaction in Basque -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Olfactory expressions: The case of smell verbs in Basque -- 3. Beyond verbs: Smell nouns in Basque -- 4. The semantic scope of olfactory vocabulary -- 4.1 Physical meanings -- 4.2 Figurative meanings -- 5. Just a word on the use of olfactory vocabulary -- 6. Final remarks and future work: smell in language and culture -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Primary sources -- Dictionaries -- References -- 4. On olfactory terminology in Georgian and other Kartvelian languages -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Georgian perception verbs.

3. The system of olfactory terminology in Georgian and Megrelian -- 3.1 The modality of smell in Georgian -- 3.2 The modality of smell in Megrelian -- 3.3 Georgian and Megrelian olfactory terminology in a wider context -- 4. On the formation and origin of olfactive terminology in the Kartvelian languages -- 5. Concluding remarks -- Abbreviations -- Primary sources -- References -- 5. Let me count the ways it stinks -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background to 'smell languages' -- 3. Introduction to Purepecha -- 3.1 Purepecha language -- 3.2 Spatial location suffixes -- 4. Smell terms in Purepecha -- 4.1 Abstract terms -- 4.2 A matter of taste -- 4.3 Descriptive terms -- 4.4 Source-based terms -- 4.5 Generic verbs meaning 'to smell' -- 5. Historical perspective -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- 6. Olfactory, gustatory and tactile perception in Beja (North-Cushitic) -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Some basic aspects of Beja morphosyntax -- 3 Olfaction -- 3.1 Organization of the lexicon -- 3.2 Syntactic constructions -- 3.3 Metaphors -- 4 Taste -- 4.1 Organization of the lexicon -- 4.2 Syntactic constructions -- 4.3 Metaphors -- 5. Touch -- 5.1 Organization of the lexicon -- 5.2 Syntactic constructions -- 5.3 Metaphors -- 6. Conclusion -- Funding -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- 7. How to smell without a verb "to smell" in Fon -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Grammatical outline -- 3. Olfactory nominal expressions -- 4. Phenomenon-based constructions -- 5. Experiencer-based constructions -- 6. The olfactory activity expression -- 7. The language of love, hate and shame -- 8. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- References -- 8. How to talk about smell in Japanese -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Core lexicon -- 3. Expanding the core -- 3.1 Collocations of basic vocabulary -- 3.1.1 kagu -- 3.1.2 niou -- 3.1.3 kusai -- 3.1.4 nioi.

3.1.5 kaori -- 3.1.6 Summary of collocational information -- 3.2 Morphology: -kusai -- 3.3 Sensory smell descriptors: Mimetics -- 3.3.1 pun, puun, punpun -- 3.3.2 tsun, tsuun, tsuntsun -- 3.3.3 Other mimetics: kunkun -- 3.3.4 Summary of mimetics -- 4. Beyond the core -- 4.1 Other smell verbs: kaoru -- 4.2 Other smell adjectives -- 4.3 Other smell nouns -- 4.3.1 Derived nouns in -kusasa -- 4.3.2 Complex nouns with bound roots -ga, -koo-, -shuu- -- 4.3.3 Derived nouns with suffixoid -shuu -- 5. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9. An overview of olfactory expressions in Formosan languages -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 2.1 Language distribution and the speakers -- 2.2 An outline of grammatical characteristics -- 2.3 Data collection -- 3. Abstract smell terms -- 3.1 Generic smell terms in Formosan languages -- 3.2 Specific smell terms in Formosan languages -- 4. Source-oriented construction -- 5. Analytical strategies -- 6. Concluding remarks -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 10. Olfactory words in northern Vanuatu -- 1. Olfaction in northern Vanuatu -- 1.1 The problem -- 1.2 The languages of northern Vanuatu -- 1.3 Data sources for the present study -- 1.4 The environment in Vanuatu -- 1.5 Two different approaches -- 1.6 The present study -- 2. A corpus-based observation of olfactory verbs -- 2.1 One central root -- 2.1.1 Verbal uses -- 2.1.2 Nominal uses -- 2.1.3 Forms derived from the same root -- 2.2 Complementary roots -- 2.2.1 Active and passive smelling -- 2.2.2 Breath, smell -- 2.3 Synthesis -- 3. Langue vs. parole: Two different approaches -- 3.1 A reduced lexical domain? -- 3.2 The apparent exception of Mota -- 4. Connotations and cultural associations of smells -- 4.1 Life and death -- 4.1.1 The smell of death -- 4.1.2 The smell of life -- 4.2 From smell to kiss.

4.3 The fragrance of nature -- 5. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 11. Alternating smell in Modern Hebrew -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The perception of smell -- 2.1 Modern Hebrew perception verbs: An overview -- 2.2 The morpho-syntactic alternation of Modern Hebrew perception verbs -- 2.3 Factivity -- 2.4 Belief formation -- 2.5 Indirect perception -- 2.6 Non-literal uses -- 2.7 An account for the alternating perception le-hariax in Modern Hebrew -- 3. Smell and taste verbs in Modern Hebrew -- 3.1 le raxreax 'to sniff out' and le hasni�p 'to sniff' -- 3.2 Odor emission le-hariax -- 3.3 li-t'om 'to taste' -- 4. From Biblical smell to Modern Hebrew smell -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- 12. Syntactic patterns for Romanian olfactive verbs -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Perception verbs in Romanian: short overview -- 3. Romanian olfactive verbs: the data -- 4. Matching configurations and interpretations -- 4.1 Mono-clausal configurations -- 4.2 Bi-clausal configurations -- 5. Analysis -- 5.1 Background -- 5.2 Beyond compositionality -- 5.3 Tests for [evid] -- 5.4 Typology -- 6. Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- Old Romanian texts -- References -- 13. Smelling over time -- 1. Introduction: Olfaction in culture and language -- 2. The lexicon of olfaction: Properties and organization -- 3. Latin -- 3.1 Verbs -- 3.2 Nouns -- 3.3 Adjectives -- 4. Old Italian -- 4.1 Verbs -- 4.2 Nouns -- 4.3 Adjectives -- 5. Contemporary Italian -- 5.1 Verbs -- 5.2 Nouns -- 5.3 Adjectives -- 6. Discussion and conclusions -- 6.1 The overall size of the olfactory lexicon did not change -- 6.2 There has been a shift toward the negative pole of evaluation -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Primary sources (corpora and dictionaries) -- References.

14. To what extent can source-based olfactory verbs be classified as copulas? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Copula verbs -- 3. Perception verbs -- 4. Perception verbs - Copulas, semi-copulas or pseudo-copulas? -- 5. Analysis -- 5.1 Subject construction -- 5.1.1 Constructions of the type subject + source-based smell verb + adjective/adverb -- 5.1.2 Construction of the type subject + source-based smell verb -- 5.1.3 Construction of the type subject + source-based smell verb + prepositional phrase/instrumental noun phrase -- 5.2 Impersonal construction -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- 15. Typology of metaphors with the olfactory target domain in the Polish perfumery discourse -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Method -- 2.1 Corpus -- 2.2 Types of synesthetic metaphors -- 2.3 Method of analysis -- 3. Results -- 3.1 Perfumery discourse in the Synamet corpus - Statistics -- 3.2 Atypical metaphors in the corpus -- 3.2.1 Mixed metaphors -- 3.2.2 Entangled metaphors -- 3.2.3 Narrative (extended) metaphors -- 4. Discussion -- 4.1 Mixed metaphors -- 4.2 Entangled metaphors -- 4.3 Narrative (extended) metaphors -- 5. Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Languages Index -- Subjects index.

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