Chapter 9. Labeling, describing and indicating emotions
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Helma Pasch
Abstract
Zande has only few genuine emotion terms, most of them being specific notions of polysemous non-emotion terms. Many emotions are described by metaphorical constructions with bodypart terms. They can all be easily elicited, but they are normally used to describe weak or socially acceptable emotions, but they are not very frequently used in actual descriptions of emotions. In particular strong emotions are referred to by describing the – socially not acceptable – bodily reactions of the experiencers which indicate loss of self-control: screaming, dashing off, beating, throwing things away.
Abstract
Zande has only few genuine emotion terms, most of them being specific notions of polysemous non-emotion terms. Many emotions are described by metaphorical constructions with bodypart terms. They can all be easily elicited, but they are normally used to describe weak or socially acceptable emotions, but they are not very frequently used in actual descriptions of emotions. In particular strong emotions are referred to by describing the – socially not acceptable – bodily reactions of the experiencers which indicate loss of self-control: screaming, dashing off, beating, throwing things away.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
- Chapter 2. Towards an integrative anthropology of emotion – A case study from Yogyakarta 9
- Chapter 3. Anger and sadness in Indonesian public emotional expression 35
- Chapter 4. “Control your emotions! If teasing provokes you, you’ve lost your face…” 59
- Chapter 5. Emotions in Jamaican 81
- Chapter 6. Emotion, gazes and gestures in Wolof 105
- Chapter 7. Programmed by culture? 123
- Chapter 8. Emotion and society 141
- Chapter 9. Labeling, describing and indicating emotions 165
- Chapter 10. Emotional Edgelands 193
- Chapter 11. Emotions in Goemai (Nigeria) 213
- Chapter 12. Affecting the Gods – Fear in Ancient Egyptian religious texts 229
- Author index 247
- Index of subjects and languages 251
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
- Chapter 2. Towards an integrative anthropology of emotion – A case study from Yogyakarta 9
- Chapter 3. Anger and sadness in Indonesian public emotional expression 35
- Chapter 4. “Control your emotions! If teasing provokes you, you’ve lost your face…” 59
- Chapter 5. Emotions in Jamaican 81
- Chapter 6. Emotion, gazes and gestures in Wolof 105
- Chapter 7. Programmed by culture? 123
- Chapter 8. Emotion and society 141
- Chapter 9. Labeling, describing and indicating emotions 165
- Chapter 10. Emotional Edgelands 193
- Chapter 11. Emotions in Goemai (Nigeria) 213
- Chapter 12. Affecting the Gods – Fear in Ancient Egyptian religious texts 229
- Author index 247
- Index of subjects and languages 251
