The occurrence of idioms in the emotion lexicon of children
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Aivars Glaznieks
Abstract
This paper reports on two studies on the development of the emotion lexicon of German-speaking children in the age range from five to ten. Study 1 is based on a production task using picture stories to elicit the participants’ emotion lexicon. Study 2 involves a perception task in which participants are asked to sort several idiomatic and non-idiomatic lexical expressions for anger, fear, and joy with respect to similarity of meaning and intensity. While Study 1 verifies that idioms only occur from the fourth-grade on, Study 2 provides evidence for an earlier occurrence of idioms. In addition, the analysis points to major changes caused by the integration of idioms into the emotion lexicon of children.
Abstract
This paper reports on two studies on the development of the emotion lexicon of German-speaking children in the age range from five to ten. Study 1 is based on a production task using picture stories to elicit the participants’ emotion lexicon. Study 2 involves a perception task in which participants are asked to sort several idiomatic and non-idiomatic lexical expressions for anger, fear, and joy with respect to similarity of meaning and intensity. While Study 1 verifies that idioms only occur from the fourth-grade on, Study 2 provides evidence for an earlier occurrence of idioms. In addition, the analysis points to major changes caused by the integration of idioms into the emotion lexicon of children.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction vii
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Theory
- The developmental psychology and neuropsychology of emotion in language 3
- Primal emotions and cultural evolution of language: 27
- Emotion on board 49
- The origins of emotion and language from the perspective of developmental neuropsychology 69
- Language and emotion in Merleau-Ponty 99
- Enkinaesthetic polyphony: 113
- Emotion in language 135
- Language and emotion 157
- Prosodic clustering in speech: From emotional to semantic processes 175
- Embodied language and the process of language learning and teaching 191
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Research
- Research on the relationship between language and emotion - A descriptive overview 211
- Word valence and its effects 241
- The occurrence of idioms in the emotion lexicon of children 257
- "Without language, everything is chaos and confusion ..." 273
- Giving horror a name 289
- Mediated emotions 305
- Silences as a linguistic strategy Remarks on the role of the unsaid in romantic relationships on the internet 325
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Application
- Gradients of plasticity 343
- Mood, aphasia, and affective language comprehension 367
- What words can’t tell: 399
- Affective and internal state language in high-functioning autism 421
- Epilogue 445
- Index 453
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction vii
-
Theory
- The developmental psychology and neuropsychology of emotion in language 3
- Primal emotions and cultural evolution of language: 27
- Emotion on board 49
- The origins of emotion and language from the perspective of developmental neuropsychology 69
- Language and emotion in Merleau-Ponty 99
- Enkinaesthetic polyphony: 113
- Emotion in language 135
- Language and emotion 157
- Prosodic clustering in speech: From emotional to semantic processes 175
- Embodied language and the process of language learning and teaching 191
-
Research
- Research on the relationship between language and emotion - A descriptive overview 211
- Word valence and its effects 241
- The occurrence of idioms in the emotion lexicon of children 257
- "Without language, everything is chaos and confusion ..." 273
- Giving horror a name 289
- Mediated emotions 305
- Silences as a linguistic strategy Remarks on the role of the unsaid in romantic relationships on the internet 325
-
Application
- Gradients of plasticity 343
- Mood, aphasia, and affective language comprehension 367
- What words can’t tell: 399
- Affective and internal state language in high-functioning autism 421
- Epilogue 445
- Index 453
