37.1154, Books: Pragmatics and Emotion: Wharton and de Saussure (2026)

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Subject: 37.1154, Books: Pragmatics and Emotion: Wharton and de Saussure (2026)

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Date: 18-Mar-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Pragmatics and Emotion: Wharton and de Saussure (2026)


Title: Pragmatics and Emotion
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/semantics-and-pragmatics/pragmatics-and-emotion?format=PB&isbn=9781108799034

Author(s): Tim Wharton; Louis de Saussure

Paperback ISBN:  9781108799034 Pages:  182 Price: U.K. £ 22.99
Paperback ISBN:  9781108799034 Pages:  182 Price: Europe EURO 26.83
Paperback ISBN:  9781108799034 Pages:  182 Price: U.S. $ 29.99

Abstract:

It has long been received wisdom in semantics and pragmatics that 'the
head' and 'the heart' are two opposing forces, a view that has led
scholars, until now, to explore the mental processes behind cognition,
and the mental processes behind emotion, as two separate entities.
This bold, innovative book challenges this view, and provides an
original study of how we communicate our emotions through language,
drawing on both pragmatic theory and affective science. It begins with
the assumption that emotional or expressive meaning plays such a
central role in human interaction that any pragmatic theory worth its
salt must account for it. It meets the associated challenges head-on
and strives to integrate affect within one theory of utterance
interpretation, showing that emotional meaning and
rationality/reasoning can be analysed within one framework. Written in
a clear and concise style, it is essential reading for anyone
interested in communication and emotion.

Written In: English (eng)



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