RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. n.d. Q. 9 Contempt. CUL-DAR186.10. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR186 contains answers to 'Queries about expression' summarised by subject (contempt, good spirits, indignation etc.) and geographically (Australia, Brazil, China etc.), research leading to Expression (F1142).
Darwin's 'Queries about expression' can be found in Darwin 1867, [Darwin] 1867, Darwin 1868, CUL-DAR53.1.B2, CUL-DAR186.1 and Expression pp. 15-16. On these see Freeman and Gautrey 1972, 1975 and Freeman 1977. A later version is in Darwin 1874. See van Wyhe, Comparison of three versions of Darwin's 'Queries about expression'.
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Q. 9
9. Contempt
Australia
No 2. Dyson Lacy – yes & make a sound
3 Taplin – yes – protrusion of upper lip
5 Hagenauer yes
7 Lane yes
8 Bunnett yes — & peculiar ex. of eyes
9 Bulmer yes
India
13 H. Erskine yes —
14 J. Scott yes & a sniff
S. Africa
19 Weale made sound achg—
Abyssinia
23 Speedy yes
25 Mrs Gray yes- not exactly
26 Kafir chief — by smiling
China
27 Swinhoe yes not noticed expiration, except with those who have lived with forger
Fuegians
29. Bridges yes — hissing – spitting highest much of contempt
N. America
30 Matthews yes & more attitudes with hand
31 Rottrock yes — decidedly
Malay
33 Wallace yes-
34 Geach (no note)
36 Dyaks — shame by slight smile
[Expression, p. 260.]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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