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The linguistic expression of emotion
American Anthropologist • 38 (2) • Published In 1936 • Pages: 250-256
By: Henry, Jules.
Abstract
In addition to the usual forms to express emotion in a language, such as syntax, intonation, gesture, articulation, etc., Henry describes other features of the Xokleng language which he calls "symbolic" and which refers to the expression of emotions of fear and anger in the society through sentence structure containing neither a subject or object. In this manner people can talk about disagreeable things without mentioning what or whom they are talking about. In the text of this article the author describes in detail how this technique operates in Xokleng society, which he illustrates with several examples of actual use.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Eastern South America
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2012
- Field Date
- 1932-1934
- Coverage Date
- 1932-1934
- Coverage Place
- Brazil
- Notes
- By Jules Henry
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 17015424
- LCSH
- Shokleng Indians