The role of language in a science of emotion [Comment]

Majid, Asifa

doi:10.1177/1754073912445819

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The role of language in a science of emotion [Comment]

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Majid, Asifa
Language and Cognition Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, External Organizations;
Categories across Language and Cognition, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;

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Majid, A. (2012). The role of language in a science of emotion [Comment]. Emotion review, 4, 380-381. doi:10.1177/1754073912445819.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0012-29DF-6

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Emotion scientists often take an ambivalent stance concerning the role of language in a science of emotion. However, it is important for emotion researchers to contemplate some of the consequences of current practices
for their theory building. There is a danger of an overreliance on the English language as a transparent window into emotion categories. More consideration has to be given to cross-linguistic comparison in the future so that models of language acquisition and of the language–cognition interface fit better the extant variation found in today’s peoples.