Happiness in the eye and the heart: Somatic referencing in West African emotion lexica

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-140

  Dzokoto, Vivian Afi ^a   Okazaki, Sumie ^b  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Emotion; Language

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646197045     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798406286799     Document Type: Review

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