The concept of anger: Universal or culture specific?

Psychopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 159-170

  Kövecses, Zoltán ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Anger; Constructionism; Cross cultural; Metaphor

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE;

EID: 17144445858     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029139     Document Type: Article

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