Cultural scripting of body parts for emotions: On ‘jealousy’ and related emotions in Ewe

Pragmatics and Cognition

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 27-55

  Ameka, Felix ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84937388455     PISSN: 09290907     EISSN: 15699943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/pc.10.12.03ame     Document Type: Article

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