APPROCHES PHILOSOPHIQUES ET LINGUISTIQUES DU SENS : LES ÉMOTIONS

Abstract

The study of emotions is both a complex and heterogeneous field. Hence, it proves necessary to proceed to a multidisciplinary approach and to analyze the evolution of the historical context of the concept of emotion, which has become for years a topical issue in scientific research. Nowadays, moreover, emotions are a contemporary challenge to progress, in many disciplines, including health, technology or robotics. In this context, it should be noted that the development of these fields is directly interrelated to language sciences. Indeed, any form of semiotic or semantic expression would be likely to be linked to the conceptualisation of notions of meaning and significance, especially when formulating the hypothesis that emotions are part of the configuration of language. Their identification, description and categorisation will promote not only knowledge of their functioning and their role in any verbal exchange, in any human interaction, but also their programming and use in related sciences. In this paper, our aim is to highlight how the idea of emotion has been grasped, described and constructed by philosophers and linguists throughout the history of philosophical and scientific thinking and also to update linguistic research.