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Title: The Language of Olfaction
Contributor: Asifa Majid
Gunter Senft
Stephen C. Levinson
Country: Netherlands
Genre: Experiment or task
Format: application/pdf
Persistent Identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/1839/56316527-4c9f-41dc-b2f3-083ad712d604
Description: What resources do languages have for describing smells? Is there dedicated vocabulary for encoding olfaction, and if so what are the types of distinctions that are encoded? And, finally, how much consistency is there within a community for describing smell experiences? This task is designed to elicit smell vocabulary from speakers using a standardised kit. The goal is to investigate how languages encode olfactory experiences – specifically (1) whether there is dedicated vocabulary for encoding olfaction and (2) how much consistency there is within a community for describing smell experiences. PREREQUISITES: You must have completed Language of perception (pp. 10-21; https://hdl.handle.net/1839/73dc254e-96cc-4c0b-8731-3160f95f9872). To conduct this task you need – (i) The Brief Smell Identification Test™, (ii) a pencil, (iii) a pencil sharpener, (iv) The Picture Identification Test. The stimulus materials are not yet available for distribution.
Additional info: Volume 2007, filed under Categories across language and cognition. Tags: olfaction, perception
How to cite this resource:
Majid, A., Senft, G., & Levinson, S. C. (2007). The language of olfaction. In A. Majid (Ed.), Field Manual Volume 10 (pp. 36-41). Nijmegen: Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. doi:10.17617/2.492910.

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- Name : The Language of Olfaction
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  Description : What resources do languages have for describing smells? Is there dedicated vocabulary for encoding olfaction, and if so what are the types of distinctions that are encoded? And, finally, how much consistency is there within a community for describing smell experiences? This task is designed to elicit smell vocabulary from speakers using a standardised kit. The goal is to investigate how languages encode olfactory experiences – specifically (1) whether there is dedicated vocabulary for encoding olfaction and (2) how much consistency there is within a community for describing smell experiences. PREREQUISITES: You must have completed Language of perception (pp. 10-21; https://hdl.handle.net/1839/73dc254e-96cc-4c0b-8731-3160f95f9872). To conduct this task you need – (i) The Brief Smell Identification Test™, (ii) a pencil, (iii) a pencil sharpener, (iv) The Picture Identification Test. The stimulus materials are not yet available for distribution.
  
  Description : Additional info: Volume 2007, filed under Categories across language and cognition. Tags: olfaction, perception
  
  Description : How to cite this resource:
  
  Description : Majid, A., Senft, G., & Levinson, S. C. (2007). The language of olfaction. In A. Majid (Ed.), Field Manual Volume 10 (pp. 36-41). Nijmegen: Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. doi:10.17617/2.492910.
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  Organisation : Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
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Asifa Majid, Gunter Senft, and Stephen C. Levinson. (2007). Item "The Language of Olfaction" in collection "Field Manuals". The Language Archive. https://hdl.handle.net/1839/56316527-4c9f-41dc-b2f3-083ad712d604. (Accessed 2023-09-29)

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