What's that Smell?? Culture, Language, and the Senses

As one of the topics for this week is "Culture and Language," this article offers a fascinating case study on the language of senses and description. This case highlights beautifully how our understandings of the world, and the ways in which we experience the world, are shaped by our cultures. Briefly, the article outlines a Malaysian language in which descriptions and conceptions of smell are very different from our own.

"An Indigenous Malaysian Language Describes Smells As Precisely As English Describes Colors"