Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Contents xiii
5. Figures and tables xvii
6. Conventions and symbols xix
7. Chapter 1. Danish as a universe of meaning 1
8. Chapter 2. The NSM approach to linguistic and cultural analysis: Key issues in contemporary cultural semantics 42
9. Chapter 3. Roots of Danish sociality: Hygge as a cultural keyword and core cultural value 80
10. Chapter 4. “It’s all about being tryg”: Danish society, socialization and ethnopsychology 115
11. Chapter 5. The dark side of the Danes? A semantic and discursive analysis of janteloven ‘the Jante Law’ 145
12. Chapter 6. Danish cognitive values in a cross-cultural perspective: Evidence from the cognitive verbs synes and mener 165
13. Chapter 7. Are Danes truly the happiest people on earth? Semantics meets “happiness research” 197
14. Chapter 8. Conclusion 229
15. Appendix. Explications and Cultural Scripts in Danish NSM 238
16. Notes 251
17. References 266
18. Author index 316
19. General index 322