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In:The Language of Emotions: Conceptualization, expression, and theoretical foundation
Edited by Susanne Niemeier and René Dirven †
[Not in series 85] 1997
► pp. v–vi

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Published online: 3 April 1997
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Table of contents

Introductionvii
I. Theoretical issues in the analysis of emotion
Is the “psychologic” of trust universal?3
The expressive function of language: Towards a cognitive semantic approach15
Toward a semiotic theory of affect33
Emotions as cause and the cause of emotions55
II. The conceptualization of emotions in specific cultures
Dholuo emotional language: An overview87
The prepositions we use in the construal of emotions: Why do we say fed up with by sick and tired of?111
Space, reference, and emotional involvement135
Surprise, surprise: The iconicity-conventionality scale of emotions155
III. Developmental approaches to emotions
The acquisition of verbal expressions for internal states in German: A descriptive, explorative, longitudinal study173
On the usage of emotional language: A developmental view of the tip of an iceberg195
Emotion talk(s): The role of perspective in the construction of emotions209
A response to Michael Bamberg227
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IV. Emotions in discourse
French interjections and their use in discourse: ah dis donc les vieux souvenirs
The contextualization of affect in reported dialogues247
Nonverbal expression of emotions in a business negotiation277
Emotions and emotional language in English and German new stories307
Subject Index329
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