Emotions and grammar: Challenges from the periphery

Abstract

In this short note, I highlight my agreement with Wiltschko’s (2024) main claim that emotions are not represented in grammar by dedicated categories. My own work on both excla­matives and mirativity points to the same conclusion. However, I indicate some data concerning the left periphery of the clause that so far remain unaccounted for in Wiltschko’s framework and potentially might pose a challenge.