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  Olfaction in a hunter-gatherer society: Insights from language and culture

Wnuk, E., & Majid, A. (2012). Olfaction in a hunter-gatherer society: Insights from language and culture. In N. Miyake, D. Peebles, & R. P. Cooper (Eds.), Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci 2012) (pp. 1155-1160). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

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Wnuk, Ewelina1, 2, 3, Author           
Majid, Asifa1, 3, 4, Author           
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1Language and Cognition Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society, Nijmegen, NL, ou_792548              
2International Max Planck Research School for Language Sciences, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society, Nijmegen, NL, ou_1119545              
3Categories across Language and Cognition, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society, Nijmegen, NL, ou_55211              
4Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, External Organizations, ou_55236              

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Free keywords: olfaction; language of perception; smell terms; Maniq; Aslian
 Abstract: According to a widely-held view among various scholars, olfaction is inferior to other human senses. It is also believed by many that languages do not have words for describing smells. Data collected among the Maniq, a small population of nomadic foragers in southern Thailand, challenge the above claims and point to a great linguistic and cultural elaboration of odor. This article presents evidence of the importance of olfaction in indigenous rituals and beliefs, as well as in the lexicon. The results demonstrate the richness and complexity of the domain of smell in Maniq society and thereby challenge the universal paucity of olfactory terms and insignificance of olfaction for humans.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 201220122012
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Title: the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci 2012)
Place of Event: Sapporo, Japan
Start-/End Date: 2012-08-01 - 2012-08-04

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Title: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci 2012)
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Cooper, R. P., Editor
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Publ. Info: Austin, TX : Cognitive Science Society
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