Universal #2022
Legacy number: 2022
| Number | 2016 |
| Original | In all languages, some feelings can be described as "good" and some as "bad" (while some may be viewed as neither "good" nor "bad"). |
| Standardized | Some feelings can be described as "good" and some as "bad" (while some may be viewed as neither "good" nor "bad"). |
| Keywords | sensation, emotion |
| Domain | lexicon |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | "working hypothesis ... on evidence gleaned from both cross-linguistic and cross-cultural studies" |
| Source | Wierzbicka 1999: 275, 279-282 |
Discussion
Notes
emotion terms which do not imply an evaluation in English: surprise, amazement
Comment
emotion terms which do not imply an evaluation in English: surprise, amazement
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