Providing an up-to-date, multi-perspective and cross-linguistic account of the centrality of the expressive function in communication, this book explores the conceptualization of emotions in language and the high emotional 'temperature' of a variety of contemporary discourses.
Adopting a number of methodological angles, both qualitative and quantitative, the chapters present insights from cognitive linguistics, (critical) discourse analysis, corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics, as well as those resulting from the combination of these approaches. Using a wide variety of data types, from song lyrics and TV series to Twitter posts and political speeches, and through the analysis of a range of languages, including Arabic, English, Polish, Italian, Hungarian, and Turkish, the book offers a panoramic view of the multi-faceted interaction between language, expressivity and cognition.
Mikolaj Deckertis Associate Professor at the University of Lodz, Poland.
Piotr Pezikis Associate Professor at the University of Lodz, Poland.
Raffaele Zagois a researcher at the University of Catania, Italy.
A welcome addition to linguistic emotion research, with diverse and multi-methodological studies on a range of languages and different data types, including on topics of high social relevance. Monika Bednarek, University of Sydney, Australia
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1. Constructing Emotion in Contemporary Discourses,Mikolaj Deckert (University of L?dz, Poland), Piotr Pezik (University of L?dz, Poland), Raffaele Zago (University of Catania, Italy)
2. Hungarian Metaphors of Sz?v 'Heart' in Relation to Emotions and Reasoning,Judit Baranyin? K?czy(University of Gyor, Hungary)
3. A Comparative Study of English, Italian and Polish Conceptual Metaphors of Emotion Regulation and Cognitive Inhibition,Marcin Trojszczak(University of BialylĂ3
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