Author Reply. (January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Goddard, Cliff
• Is Part Of: Emotion review. Volume 6:Number 1(2014:Jan.)
• Page Start: 66
• Page End: 67
• Publication Date: 2014-01
• Subjects: Anglocentrism -- concepts -- expressive vocalisation -- laughing and crying; Emotions -- Periodicals; Emotions -- Research -- Periodicals; 152.4
• DOI: 10.1177/1754073913494894
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1754-0739

Abstract

Sauter raises interesting points about expressive vocalisations, such as laughing, crying, gasping, etcetera. This reply discusses an expanded research agenda incorporating these. Riemer's commentary is based on his opposition to nonreferentialist approaches to meaning. My reply seeks to clarify the natural semantic metalanguage (NSM) position on the conceptual status of semantic primes, while urging researchers to consider independently the merits of reductive paraphrase as a heuristic and a corrective to terminological Anglocentrism.