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I think it's pretty well established that different languages create different personalities within individual, and that includes emotions. Ever noticed how it's easy to express certain things in one language, but difficult in another, even you technically know how to do it? That's the reason why.

"Well established" is a strong statement:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_determinism

In short, current consensus is that there is some relation to language and it's role in shaping thought, but the extent is not nearly as great as the strong Sapir-Whorf hypothesis originally posited.

Well I meant the "weak" version, which states language only influences thoughts and stuff. Which I would still say is a personality change. Thank you for links, though.

Interesting read. Thanks for sharing.

Has me thinking about how language in the workplace influences emotion. What workplace emotions have you all experienced? "Looks like somebody has a case of the Mondays..."

Would defining workplace emotions be a good thing? Does it lead to more productivity? How could this affect engagement?

There's recent computational research in this area for images too:

http://arxiv.org/abs/1508.03868

How Language Influences Emotion