'Eating Regret and Seeing Contempt' - A Cognitive Linguistic Approach to the Language of Emotions in Igala (Nigeria)

Lillian Brise

ISBN 10: 3631725132 / ISBN 13: 9783631725139

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang, 2017

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book deals with the expression of emotions in Igala - a Nigerian minority language with about two million speakers - from a Cognitive Linguistics perspective. The author investigates the network of the Igala language of emotions using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) framework as developed by Anna Wierzbicka and her collaborators. The claims of adequacy of NSM in its present form for the analysis of emotion concepts universally will be challenged. This is due to the way emotions are conceptualized in the Igala language and due to the absence of certain semantic primes which are considered necessary for the analysis of emotions.Therefore, this study presents a testing ground for further development of the framework as well as a peek into research in African languages.; Dissertationsschrift.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 'Eating Regret and Seeing Contempt' - A Cognitive Linguistic Approach to the Language of Emotions in Igala (Nigeria)
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631725132
• ISBN 13: 9783631725139
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 13D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 300 grams

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Synopsis

This book deals with the expression of emotions in Igala – a Nigerian minority language with about two million speakers – from a Cognitive Linguistics perspective. The author investigates the network of the Igala language of emotions using the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) framework as developed by Anna Wierzbicka and her collaborators. The claims of adequacy of NSM in its present form for the analysis of emotion concepts universally will be challenged. This is due to the way emotions are conceptualized in the Igala language and due to the absence of certain semantic primes which are considered necessary for the analysis of emotions.Therefore, this study presents a testing ground for further development of the framework as well as a peek into research in African languages.

About the Author

Lillian Brise studied English and English Linguistics at the Ahmadu Bello University and the University of Ibadan (Nigeria) respectively. She also received a doctorate degree in Linguistics from the University of Ibadan. Lillian Brise worked as a guest lecturer at the University of Vechta (Germany) and as a researcher and contract lecturer of English Linguistics at the University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany).