Frevert, Ute,

Emotional lexicons : continuity and change in the vocabulary of feeling 1700-2000 / Ute Frevert [and eight others]. - 1 online resource. - Emotions in history . - Emotions in history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Emotions are as old as humankind. But what do we know about them and what importance do we assign to them? 'Emotional Lexicons' is a cultural history of terms of emotion found in German, French, and English language encyclopaedias since the late 17th century.

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Emotions--Terminology--History.
German language--Lexicology, Historical.
French language--Lexicology, Historical.
English language--Lexicology, Historical.

BF511

152.4014