Mapping the language of spices : a corpus-based, philological study on the words of the spice domain

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Mapping the language of spices : a corpus-based, philological study on the words of the spice domain

Original language description

"Most of the existing literature on spices is to be found in the areas of gastronomy, botany,nand history. This study instead investigates spices on a linguistic level. It aims to be a comprehensive linguistic account of the items of the spice trade. Because of theirnattractive aroma and medicinal value, at certain points in history these pieces of driednplant matter have been highly desired, and from early on, they were ideal products forntrade. Cultural contact and exchange and the introduction of new cultural items begetnsituations of language contact and linguistic acculturation. In the case of spices, not onlyndo we have a set of items that traveled around the world, but also a set of names. Thisnlanguage domain is very rich in loanwords and Wanderwörter. In addition, it supplies usnwith myriad cases in which spice names are innovations. Still more interesting is thatnexamples in English, Arabic, and Chinese—languages that represent major powers innthe spice trade at different times—are here compared.nAfter selecting a set of twenty-four spices, I collected data on their names andnrelated etymologies. From these I selected six spices to examine in detail regarding theirnidentity, botany, history, spread, and names.nThe paper has two main parts. The first presents the geographic and linguisticndiffusion of spices and their names. I here track and explain word origins and theirnsubsequent spread by tracing the materials and the propagation of the accompanyingnWanderwort. This part relies on philological literature and tools from historicalnlinguistics such as etymological research, as well as geospatial visualizations. Part twonexamines the language of spices, referring to the terminology and nomenclature relatednto the spice domain from linguistic-cognitive perspectives. Focusing on the structurenand components of 360 collected spice names, this section is a systematic investigationninto how humans name spices: the mechanisms and motivations behind the namingnprinciples and the waysthese might relate to the salient sensory features of the products (their strong gustatory, olfactory, or visual stimuli). Conclusions are offered regarding thenconnections between the physical properties of the spices, their patterns of diffusion,nand the effect of prototypical spices on general naming principles. Besides being a novel and original approach to researching and categorizing spices, from a linguistic point of view, this study offers new insights into our knowledge about wandering loanwords andnthe effect of the highly sensory nature of spices in the naming process adopted by a community. It is also intended to be the basis for a working database for future researchnand to dispel some of the confusion surrounding spice names"

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)

Project

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Continuities

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Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

"SINO-PLATONIC PAPER"

ISSN

2157-9687

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Volume of the periodical

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Issue of the periodical within the volume

338

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

246

Pages from-to

1-246

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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