Abstract
Emotion scientists often take an ambivalent stance concerning the role of language in a science of emotion. However, it is important for emotion researchers to contemplate some of the consequences of current practices for their theory building. There is a danger of an overreliance on the English language as a transparent window into emotion categories. More consideration has to be given to cross-linguistic comparison in the future so that models of language acquisition and of the language-cognition interface fit better the extant variation found in today's peoples.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 380-381 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Emotion Review |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2012 |
Keywords
- categories
- cross-linguistic
- emotion
- language
- semantic