The grammar of well-being

Ways of talking about diseases, ailments, convalescence, and well-being vary from language to language. In some, an ailment 'hits' or 'gets' the person; in others, the sufferer 'catches' an ailment, comes to be a 'container' for it, or is presented as a '...

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Main Author: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Linguística 2021-02-01
Series:Cadernos de Linguística
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Online Access:https://cadernos.abralin.org/index.php/cadernos/article/view/322