Language, Expressivity and Cognition

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
2006

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781350332881
Related ISBNs:
9781350332867
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Association for Computational Linguistics.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Psychology, Language Arts, Sociology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Mikolaj Deckert
Edited by:
Piotr Pezik
Edited by:
Raffaele Zago

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