Contents: Introduction I. Lexical means of expressing emotions in English

CONTENTS:

Introduction …………………………………………..……..………….2

I. Lexical means of expressing emotions in English
1.1. Conceptualization of emotions…..………………..…………………4
1.2 Verbs ………………………………………………………………...5
1.3 Expressive linguistic forms…………………………………………..8
II. Abstractness of emotions in relation to figurative speech…...........13
2.1 Abstractness of emotions ………………………………………..…..13
2.2. Language and emotion in the perspective of grounded condition......18
2.3 Emotional words in second language acquisition……………...…….20
Conclusion ………………………………………………….…….……..27
Bibliography……………………………………………….....…............29

Introduction
The actuality of the course work
One of the central problems of linguistic pragmatics is the study of the emotional and evaluative content of linguistic units, as far as emotions (emotive words) represent the most important sphere of the person's attitude to the society, surroundings and they are a means of expressing the inner world of a person, his psycho-emotional state. Providing adequate adaptation of a person to the changing conditions of the external and internal environment, the emotions thereby motivate, organize and direct all kinds of human activities, including language (speech) activity.
The aim of the course work
In the present chapter, the distinction between conceptualization and expression is taken as a point of departure. It will be argued that not only the conceptualization of emotion but also expression of emotion is a natural function of language. Special attention will be paid to figurative speech in relation to emotion. I will argue that the expressive function of emotional figurative speech (I nearly exploded) is as important as its conceptualizing function. The foundational role that emotion plays in processing language and in its ontogenetic and phylogenetic development will be discussed, and it contains some concluding remarks.