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Emotional lexicons : continuity and change in the vocabulary of feeling, 1700-2000 /

Emotions are as old as humankind. But what do we know about them and what importance do we assign to them? 'Emotional Lexicons' is a cultural history of terms of emotion found in German, French, and English language encyclopaedias since the late 17th century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Frevert, Ute (Author), Scheer, Monique (Author), Schmidt, Anne, 1967- (Author), Eitler, Pascal (Author), Hitzer, Bettina (Author), Verheyen, Nina (Author), Gammerl, Benno (Author), Bailey, Christian (Author), Pernau, Margrit (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford Scholarship Online, 2014.
Series:Emotions in history.
Subjects:
Language and emotions.
Language and languages > Etymology > Lexicography.
Langage et émotions.
Lexicographie historique.
77.46 emotions.
PSYCHOLOGY > Physiological Psychology.
Language and emotions
Language and languages > Etymology > Lexicography
Deutsch
Englisch
Französisch
Gefühl
Lexikon
Wortschatz
Terminologi.
Känslor > historia.
Tyska språket.
Engelska språket.
Franska språket.
Electronic books.
History
History (form)
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Emotions are as old as humankind. But what do we know about them and what importance do we assign to them? 'Emotional Lexicons' is a cultural history of terms of emotion found in German, French, and English language encyclopaedias since the late 17th century.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191667428
0191667420
1306477182
9781306477185
9780191757662
0191757667