Bilingual Minds: Emotional Experience, Expression and Representation

Book Overview

Do bi- and multilinguals perceive themselves differently in their respective languages? Do they experience different emotions? How do they express emotions and do they have a favourite language for emotional expression? How are emotion words and concepts represented in the bi- and multilingual lexicons? This ground-breaking book opens up a new field of study, bilingualism and emotions, and provides intriguing answers to these and many related questions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853598720
• ISBN13: 9781853598722
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"