The Affective Nature of Formulaic Language: A Right-Hemisphere Subcortical Process
Formulaic expressions naturally convey affective content. The unique formal and functional characteristics of idioms, slang, expletives, proverbs, conversational speech formulas, and the many other conventional expressions in this repertory have been well-described: these include unitary form, conve...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00573/full |