A ‘semantic universal’ is the term used by linguists to denote a concept present in all human languages. I have been trying to determine what sense/perception terms are universal so I can discuss this with my philosophy of science class.
According to this conference blurb, not much has been done in this area:
Talking about Thinking
However, this book reference looks interesting:
Author Wierzbicka, Anna.
Title Semantics, culture, and cognition : universal human concepts in
culture-specific configurations / Anna Wierzbicka.
Publisher New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
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B Floor 3 B P204.W54B B IN LIBRARY
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