English Words and Metaphors for Emotions

About this programme

This module studies metaphor and metonymy, two basic processes and concepts in cognitive linguistic research on emotion concepts, from a theoretical and methodological perspective. Particular attention is paid to differences between emotion concepts. Furthermore, this module deals with historical changes in the meanings of words for emotions and emotion concepts. In this course, students are trained to describe emotion concepts from these points of view. In this module, students will carry out a practical application of the theories and methods discussed in Module 1. Your message goes to Infocenter, and they’ll make sure it gets to the right person – so you get the best and most relevant reply.