ISBN: 9780521682824 - language and emotion: an introduction (studies in the social and cultural foundations of language) (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Pap. Octavo. viii, 233 pp. Moderate wear to wraps; curling to corners. Slight dampstaining to bottom corners of pages. Else very sound.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. This book analyses the signals people use to express emotion, looking at the social, cultural and political functions of emotional language. Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: CFB; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Language is a means we use to communicate feelings; we also reflect emotionally on the language we and others use. James Wilce analyses the signals people use to express emotion, looking at the social, cultural and political functions of emotional language around the world. His book demonstrates that speaking, feeling, reflecting, and identifying are interrelated processes and shows how desire or shame are attached to language. Drawing on nearly one hundred ethnographic case studies, it demonstrates the cultural diversity, historical emergence, and political significance of emotional language. Wilce brings together insights from linguistics and anthropology to survey an extremely broad range of genres, cultural concepts, and social functions of emotional expression.…