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A conceptual basis for research into emotions and bilingualism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2008

ANNA WIERZBICKA*
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, Arts, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, AustraliaAnna.Wierzbicka@anu.edu.au

Extract

Aneta Pavlenko (henceforth A.P.) is a pioneer in the study of “languages and emotion” in general and “emotions and bilingualism” in particular. If I voice in this commentary some disagreements, I do so in order to engage in a constructive discussion, conscious of how much she has done in this area, and also, of how much we share in our respective perspectives on emotion, languages, and bilingual lives.

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Peer Commentaries
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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