Metaphor and emotion : language, culture, and body in human feeling / Zoltan Kovecses.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kövecses, Zoltán.

Series:

Studies in emotion and social interaction. Second series.

Studies in emotion and social interaction. Second series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and emotions.

Emotions and cognition.

Emotions--Sociological aspects.

Emotions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press ; Paris : Editions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How human emotions are 'constructed' from individuals' embodied experiences in different cultural settings.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. Language and Emotion Concepts; 2. Metaphors of Emotion; 3. Emotion Metaphors; 4. Events and Emotions; 5. The Force of Emotion; 6. Emotions and Relationships; 7. Folk Versus Expert Theories of Emotion; 8. Universality in the Conceptualization of Emotions; 9. Cultural Variation in the Conceptualization of Emotion; 10. Emotion Language; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Metaphor and Metonymy Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-209) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-11623-6

0-511-15538-7

0-511-30386-6

0-511-05161-1

0-511-17518-3

1-280-42039-1

0-521-64163-2

OCLC:

475915506