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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. © 2012 The Author(s).

Original publication

DOI

10.1177/1754073912445819

Type

Journal article

Journal

Emotion Review

Publication Date

01/01/2012

Volume

4

Pages

380 - 381