in order to educate my students about the importance of context, i oftentimes will ask (if i have a non-native English speaker in the class) what kind of a sound does a particular animal make in another country. of course, most students will say that a dog makes the same sound wherever it is...but this is not accurate.
 
now, i don't have to rely on providence, anymore as i have stumbled upon (thanks to boing boing) the animal sound jackpot! a list of many animal noises and how the sounds are represented in different languages — so much for the "objectivity" of a particular noise.
 
hoot away!
 
 
john
 
 
 
John E. Glass, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Colin County Community College
Preston Ridge Campus
9700 Wade Boulevard
Frisco, TX 75035
+1-972-377-1622
http://iws.ccccd.edu/jglass/
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"We are more concerned about the discovery of knowledge than with its dissemination"
B. F. Skinner

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