Discussion Details
| Title: | Re: Media: Study: Negative Words Dominate |
| Submitter: | Price Caldwell |
| Description: | Re: 16.344, Media: Study: Negative Words Dominate Language
(http://linguistlist.org/issues/16/16-344.html) I think any of you linguists could answer this article. It's about markedness, isn't it? Negatives are marked; positives are unmarked, and don't need specification. In short, it's a linguistic phenomenon, not a psychological one. It doesn't imply that human beings spend 87% of their time indulging in negative emotions. --Price Caldwell Professor of International Studies Meisei University Tokyo, Japan http://www.hinocatv.ne.jp/~price/ |
| Date Posted: | 08-Feb-2005 |
| Linguistic Field(s): |
General Linguistics
Psycholinguistics Cognitive Science |
| LL Issue: | 16.385 |
| Posted: | 08-Feb-2005 |
