RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. n.d. Q10 Disgust. CUL-DAR186.11. 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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Q10
10. Disgust
Australia
No 1 Wilson yes – makes a noise
2 Dyson Lacy – yes. also shrug shoulders & say Ugh when seems to say at most be endured
3 Taplin – yes seldom, only in extreme case
7 Lane yes
8 Bunnett no outward sign (never seen)
9 Bulmer yes —
India
13 H. Erskine (very Doubtful)
14 Scott yes
Abyssinian
23 Speedy yes & spitting
Africa
26 Kafir — yes not always
China
27 Swinhoe very much so
N. America
30 Matthews yes & wrinkle nose, noise rather prolonged the sudden
31 Rottrock yes — decidedly
Malay
33 Wallace yes —
34 Geach – answer to snorting from the mouth
[Expression, p. 261.]
36 Dyaks — spitting one word Pōēli
Australia spit & in old English was long contact & disgust the same
Fuegians do
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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