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A semantic typology of emotion nouns in Australian Indigenous languages

Eleanor YacopettiMonash University & The University of Western Australia and Dynamique du Langage (CNRS) & The University of Western AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maïa PonsonnetMonash University & The University of Western Australia and Dynamique du Langage (CNRS) & The University of Western AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8879-9798View further author information
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Accepted 14 Feb 2024, Published online: 25 Apr 2024

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