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HYPOTHESIS AND THEORY article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psychology of Language
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1404067
This article is part of the Research Topic Discourse, Conversation and Argumentation: Theoretical Perspectives and Innovative Empirical Studies, Volume III View all 8 articles

Theory of Affective Pragmatics under Biolinguistics

Provisionally accepted
Zhuo Li Zhuo Li *
  • Beijing Foreign Studies University, Haidian District, China

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    This paper introduces a pioneering investigation into affective pragmatics through the perspective of Darwinian Biolinguistics, an interdisciplinary field at the nexus of biological and linguistic principles. Anchored in Darwin's theory of evolution and the latest developments in neurobiology, this study delves into the influence of biological factors--especially those pertaining to the brain's emotional processing on pragmatic communication. The research posits that human emotional responses, inherent in our biological constitution, profoundly influence the usage and interpretation of language in social interactions.

    Keywords: Affective Pragmatics, Darwinian biolinguistics, threshold, Speech Acts, emotional

    Received: 20 Mar 2024; Accepted: 31 May 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Zhuo Li, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Haidian District, China

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