Positive Emotions in Old English Language and Thought
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Positive Emotions in Old English Language and Thought

An Emotion Family Approach

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eBook - ePub

Positive Emotions in Old English Language and Thought

An Emotion Family Approach

About this book

The study of emotional expressions is rapidly growing, but many researchers overlook the dynamic and historical aspects of these expressions. This book proposes new methods for analyzing the diachronic evolution of emotional expressions within their sociohistorical contexts, focusing on Old English positive emotions. Combining cognitive linguistic and historical sociolinguistic approaches, it addresses the underrepresented study of emotions like happiness, love, and pride in Old English. By analyzing historical lexical data, the book explores how positive emotions reflect sociolinguistic variables and societal changes, offering insights into semantic shifts and evolving emotional conceptualizations. It also examines the role of cultural factors in shaping figurative language related to emotions.

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Yes, you can access Positive Emotions in Old English Language and Thought by Javier E. Díaz-Vera in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Historical & Comparative Linguistics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Note to Readers
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Semantic change and onomasiological variation: Doing historical sociolinguistics with the history of emotions
  8. 2 Annotating a corpus of Old English texts for positive emotion expressions
  9. 3 Rivalling cultural models for positive emotions in Old English texts
  10. 4 The expression of positive emotions in Old English
  11. 5 Clusters of meaning
  12. 6 Positive emotions in Old English: Conflating conceptualizations of feeling well
  13. Concluding remarks
  14. Index