LINGUIST List 5.1222

Thu 03 Nov 1994

Qs: Sapir-Whorf, "rain"="falling"+"water,"Lg Acq & Cog Ling

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1. Dan Everett, Sapir-Whorf Bibliography
2. , "rain" = "falling" + "water"?
3. Margarita Correa Beningfield, Language Acquisition & Cognitive Linguistics

A colleague of mine, Terry Kaufman, is trying to help an undergraduate
anthro student compile a bibliography of works on the Sapir-Whorf
hypothesis. They are particularly interested in references to
works done in the last 10 years or so.

If anyone can send bibliographic information on this subject,
please reply directly to Terry at:

topkatvms.cis.pitt.edu

Thanks in advance. I can post a summary later.

Dan Everett

I am trying to collect typological evidence to support etymology for
Turkic jaGmur "rain" analysing it as jaG- "to fall" + *-mur "water", the
second element being attested in Manchu-Tungus, Korean, Japanese, and
possibly in Mongolic. Does anyone know similar examples outside of Altaic?

Sasha Vovin
avvovinmiamiu.acs.muohio.edu

This query is for a student that does not have an e-mail account. She needs
bibliography on First and Second Language Acquisition from a cognitivist
perspective. Could you please send your replies to my account and I will
forward them to her? Thank you very much for your help!!!!!!!

Margarita Correa-Beningfield
Unversidad Complutense de Madrid
e-mail: fling12emducms1.sis.ucm.es