Emotions do enter grammar, and the other way around

Abstract

In this discussion note on the focus paper by Martina Wiltschko, entitled Emotions do not enter grammar because they are constructed (by grammar), five theses are selected for dis­cussion. While I agree with the first three theses, I argue that the two theses that together consti­tute the focus article’s title, are formulated in too strong a way. As an alternative, I claim that both emotions and grammar do enter each other’s domain, although in a secondary way, i.e. they both have an impact on the other domain without being constitutive of that other domain.