The Routledge Handbook of Language and Emotion

This comprehensive academic handbook provides a thorough examination of how language and emotion intersect across multiple disciplines, offering critical perspectives on how linguistic encounters shape emotional experiences and vice versa. The volume brings together diverse methodological approaches from linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and psychology to interrogate the complex relationship between communication and feeling. Readers will find theoretical frameworks that challenge conventional understandings of how emotions are constructed, expressed, and interpreted through language in various cultural contexts.

What distinguishes this work is its truly interdisciplinary scope, incorporating insights from communication studies, education, sociology, folklore, religious studies, and literature to create a multidimensional understanding of emotional communication. The handbook serves as an essential resource for researchers and advanced students seeking to understand how linguistic practices influence emotional expression across different social and cultural settings. This collection will significantly impact how scholars approach the study of emotion in language, providing foundational knowledge for anyone working at the intersection of linguistics, psychology, and cultural studies.