Languages of Sentiment: Cultural Constructions of Emotional Substrates (Advances in Consciousness Research)

Working from Radcliffe-Brown’s landmark concept of social sentiments, anthropologists and linguists examine pragmatic and cognitive dimensions of emotion-language in several societies. Introductory and concluding chapters devote special attention to emotional consciousness. Chapters cover language primordialism in Tamil (Harold Schiffman), the erasure of lamentation in Bangla in favor of referential language praxis (James Wilce), women's discourse in Java that creates dignity by reframing the pain of humiliation (Laine Berman), speech styles signalling intimacy and remoteness in Japanese (Cynthia Dunn), divergent conceptions of love in Japanese and translated American romance novels (Janet Shibamoto-Smith), the syntax of emotion-mimetics in Japanese (Debra Occhi), the grammar of emotion-metaphors in Tagalog (Gary Palmer, Heather Bennett and Lester Stacey), and the lexical organization of emotions in the English and Spanish of second language learners (Howard Grabois). Zoltán Kövecses (with Palmer) examines the complementary relationship of social construction theory to the search for universals of emotional experience. (Series B) Working From Radcliffe-brown's Landmark Concept Of Social Sentiments, Anthropologists And Linguists Examine Pragmatic And Cognitive Dimensions Of Emotion-language In Several Societies.--jacket. Linguistic Anthropology And Emotional Experience / Gary B. Palmer And Debra J. Occhi -- Language, Primordialism, And Sentiment / Harold Schiffman -- Transforming Laments : Performativity And Rationalization As Linguistic Ideologies / James M. Wilce Jr. -- Dignity In Tragedy : How Javanese Women Speak Of Emotion / Laine Berman -- Public And Private Voices : Japanese Style Shifting And The Display Of Affective Intensity / Cynthia Dickel Dunn -- From Hiren To Happî-endo : Romantic Expression In The Japanese Love Story / Janet S. (shibamoto) Smith -- Sounds Of The Heart And Mind : Mimetics Of Emotional States In Japanese / Debra J. Occhi -- Bursting With Grief, Erupting With Shame : A Conceptual And Grammatical Analysis Of Emotion-tropes In Tagalog / Gary B. Palmer, Heather Bennett And Les Stacey -- The Convergence Of Sociocultural Theory And Cognitive Linguistics : Lexical Semantics And The L2 Acquisition Of Love, Fear And Happiness / Howard Grabois -- Language And Emotion Concepts : What Experientialists And Social Constructionists Have In Common / Zoltán Kövecses And Gary B. Palmer. Edited By Gary B. Palmer, Debra J. Occhi. Papers Presented At A Conference Held In 1996 And Sponsored By The Society For Linguistic Anthropology. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. LANGUAGES OF SENTIMENT 1 Editorial page 2 Title page 3 LCC data 4 Table of Contents 5 Introduction: Linguistic Anthropology and Emotional Experience 7 Pragmatic and Social Constructionist Approaches 29 Language, Primordialism and Sentiment 31 Transforming Laments: Performativity and Rationalization as Linguistic Ideologies 45 Dignity in Tragedy: How Javanese Women Speak of Emotion 71 Public and Private Voices: Japanese Style Shifting and the Display of Affective Intensity 113 Cognitive Approaches 135 From Hiren to Happî-endo: Romantic Expression in the Japanese Love Story 137 Sounds of the Heart and Mind: Mimetics of Emotional States in Japanese 157 Bursting with Grief, Erupting with Shame: A Conceptual and Grammatical Analysis of Emotion-Tropes in Tagalog 177 The Convergence of Sociocultural Theory and Cognitive Linguistics 207 Theory 241 Language And Emotion Concepts: What Experientialists and Social Constructionists Have in Common 243 Name Index 269 Subject Index 271 the series ADVANCES IN CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH 279 AiCR 18 Working from Radcliffe-Brown's landmark concept of social sentiments, anthropologists and linguists examine pragmatic and cognitive dimensions of emotion-language in several societies. Topics covered include language primordialism, referential language praxis and female discourse, amongst others.