© 2018 Tim Lomas

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Lomas, Tim, 1979– author.

Title: Translating happiness : a cross-cultural lexicon of well-being / Tim Lomas.

Description: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017029082 | ISBN 9780262037488 (hardcover : alk. paper)

eISBN 9780262344623

Subjects: LCSH: Language and emotions. | Well-being—Psychological aspects. | Interpersonal relations. | Happiness. | Psycholinguistics.

Classification: LCC BF582 .L66 2018 | DDC 158—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017029082

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