1. Introduction (by Niemeier, Susanne); 2. I. Theoretical issues in the analysis of emotion; 3. Is the "psychologic" of trust universal? (by Smedslund, Jan); 4. The expressive function of language: Towards a cognitive semantic approach (by Foolen, Ad); 5. Toward a semiotic theory of affect (by Oller, Jr., John W.); 6. Emotions as cause and the cause of emotions (by Dirven, Rene); 7. II. The conceptualization of emotions in specific cultures; 8. Dholuo emotional language: An overview (by Omondi, Lucia); 9. The prepositions we use in the construal of emotions: Why do we say fed up with by sick and tired of? (by Osmond, Meredith); 10. Space, reference, and emotional involvement (by Inchaurralde Besga, Carlos); 11. Surprise, surprise: The iconicity-conventionality scale of emotions (by Kryk-Kastovsky, Barbara); 12. III. Developmental approaches to emotions; 13. The acquisition of verbal expressions for internal states in German: A descriptive, explorative, longitudinal study (by Kauschke, Christina); 14. On the usage of emotional language: A developmental view of the tip of an iceberg (by Bodor, Peter); 15. Emotion talk(s): The role of perspective in the construction of emotions (by Bamberg, Michael); 16. A response to Michael Bamberg (by Wierzbicka, Anna); 17. IV. Emotions in discourse; 18. French interjections and their use in discourse: ah dis donc les vieux souvenirs (by Drescher, Martina); 19. The contextualization of affect in reported dialogues (by Gunthner, Susanne); 20. Nonverbal expression of emotions in a business negotiation (by Niemeier, Susanne); 21. Emotions and emotional language in English and German new stories (by Ungerer, Friedrich); 22. Subject Index
