The semantics of taste
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
| Revision as of 20:34, 13 October 2014 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 13:38, 3 May 2018 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | [[Image:The Bitter Potion.jpg|200px|thumb|left|''[[The Bitter Potion]]'' (c. 1635) by [[Adriaen Brouwer]]]] | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| These are notes on language used in [[criticism]], [[review]]ing and [[recommendation]]s. | These are notes on language used in [[criticism]], [[review]]ing and [[recommendation]]s. | ||
| Line 7: | Line 8: | ||
| Other words to describe [[Taste (sociology)|taste]] (which are not derived from food/mouth experience) are kitsch, camp, sleazy, trashy. | Other words to describe [[Taste (sociology)|taste]] (which are not derived from food/mouth experience) are kitsch, camp, sleazy, trashy. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==The metaphors of basic tastes== | ||
| + | '''The metaphors of basic tastes''' is a page dedicated to the [[metaphor]]s which can be coupled to the basic tastes [[sweet]], [[salty]], [[sour]], and [[bitter]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Of the four basic tastes only sweet, sour, and bitter are used to express [[value judgement]] in other spheres than the purely [[Gustatory system|gustatory]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Examples include | ||
| + | |||
| + | *"Sweet revenge" or "the sweet smell of success" | ||
| + | *"The party ended on a sour note" | ||
| + | *"He stayed until the bitter end" | ||
| + | |||
| + | Saltiness is rarely used to express value judgement, although in the Dutch language there is the expression 'ongezouten mening', 'unsalted opinion,' meaning that the opinion is raw and honest. | ||
| + | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *[[Allmusic.com qualifiers]] | *[[Allmusic.com qualifiers]] | ||
| *The Lexical Field of Taste : A Semantic Study of Japanese Taste Terms () - A. E. Backhouse | *The Lexical Field of Taste : A Semantic Study of Japanese Taste Terms () - A. E. Backhouse | ||
| + | *[[Bittersweet]] | ||
| + | *[[The semantics of taste]] | ||
| + | * [[Taste]] | ||
| + | * [[Metaphor]] | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 3 May 2018
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
These are notes on language used in criticism, reviewing and recommendations.
Introduction
Of the four basic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, and bitter), only sweet, sour, and bitter are used to express value judgement in other spheres than the purely gustatory.
Other words to describe taste (which are not derived from food/mouth experience) are kitsch, camp, sleazy, trashy.
The metaphors of basic tastes
The metaphors of basic tastes is a page dedicated to the metaphors which can be coupled to the basic tastes sweet, salty, sour, and bitter.
Of the four basic tastes only sweet, sour, and bitter are used to express value judgement in other spheres than the purely gustatory.
Examples include
- "Sweet revenge" or "the sweet smell of success"
- "The party ended on a sour note"
- "He stayed until the bitter end"
Saltiness is rarely used to express value judgement, although in the Dutch language there is the expression 'ongezouten mening', 'unsalted opinion,' meaning that the opinion is raw and honest.
See also
- Allmusic.com qualifiers
- The Lexical Field of Taste : A Semantic Study of Japanese Taste Terms () - A. E. Backhouse
- Bittersweet
- The semantics of taste
- Taste
- Metaphor
