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Chapter 4<br />

THE GRAM.\L\TIC\l. ENCODING OF EMOTION IN L\NGU.\GE<br />

INTRODUCTION<br />

In the previous chapter I discussed the types <strong>of</strong>emotions and their functions and<br />

how they are experienced, the functions <strong>of</strong> the brain, cognitive appraisal and empathy.<br />

The discussion in this chapter is based on the hypothesis that language is intimately<br />

involved at all levels in the encoding <strong>of</strong> emotions and that there are no specific<br />

syntagmatic language structures dedicated to the encoding <strong>of</strong> human concepts about<br />

emotion. This claim entails that all syntagmatic structures are used to encode emotive<br />

expressions. To illustrate this I will look at how different grammatical structures encode<br />

emotion and the strategies that are used in this process and how sensual perceptions are<br />

used as metaphors.<br />

HYPOTHESIS<br />

I will test the following hypothesis regarding the interrelationship <strong>of</strong> language<br />

structure and emotive expressions in this chapter:<br />

Language at all structural levels is involved in the encoding <strong>of</strong>emotive expressions<br />

This implies that particular phrase structures such as the noun phrase (NP),<br />

prepositional phrase (PP), the adjectival phrase (Adj P), the quantifier phrase (QP), a<br />

particular main verb (MY), a particular auxiliary verb (AUX), and the adverbial phrase<br />

(Adv P) could be used to express emotions.<br />

4Q

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