There is an emerging perspective in the discipline of linguistics that takes expressivity as one of the key components of human communication and grammatical st

This volume is the first to explore the formal linguistic expressions of emotions at different levels of linguistic complexity. Research on the language-emotion

Providing an up-to-date, multi-perspective and cross-linguistic account of the centrality of the expressive function in communication, this book explores the co

The languages indigenous to North America are characterized by a remarkable genetic and typological diversity. Based on the premise that linguistic examples pla

This volume provides a detailed account of the syntax of expressive language, that is, utterances that express, rather than describe, the emotions and attitudes