Positive Emotions in Old English Language and Thought : An Emotion Family Approach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Díaz Vera, Javier E.

Series:

Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] Series

Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] Series ; v.118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical linguistics.

Emotions in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Basel/Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, Inc., 2025.

Summary:

This book explores the verbal and non-verbal expression of positive emotions in Old English and other ancient languages, presenting a nuanced understanding of how emotions were construed, communicated, and experienced in historical contexts. The author, Javier E. Díaz-Vera, focuses on positive emotions such as joy, love, and amusement, analyzing their linguistic representation in Old English texts. The study utilizes corpus annotation, semantic analysis, and conceptual metaphor theory to examine cultural models and figurative imagery associated with positive emotions. By investigating the interplay between language, culture, and emotional constructs, the book provides insights into the historical cultivation of well-being and its relevance to contemporary studies on emotion. Intended for linguists, historians, and researchers in medieval studies, the work bridges historical linguistics and emotion science, offering valuable contributions to the emerging interdisciplinary field. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Note to Readers

Contents

Introduction

1 Semantic change and onomasiological variation: Doing historical sociolinguistics with the history of emotions

2 Annotating a corpus of Old English texts for positive emotion expressions

3 Rivalling cultural models for positive emotions in Old English texts

4 The expression of positive emotions in Old English

5 Clusters of meaning

6 Positive emotions in Old English: Conflating conceptualizations of feeling well

Concluding remarks

References

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ISBN:

9783111641881

3111641880

OCLC:

1505731929