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UNDERSTANDING CULTURES THROUGH THEIR KEY WORDS
ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, POLISH, GERMAN, AND JAPANESE |
| By: |
Anna Wierzbicka |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£46.49 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195088360 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195088366 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 1997 |
| Series: |
Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics 8 |
| Pages: |
328 |
| Description: |
Wierzbicka demonstrates that every language has its "key concepts" (expressed in key words) and that these concepts reflect the core values of the culture in question. Examining empirical evidence from five languages, and using her own "natural semantic metalanguage" to provide an analytical framework, she shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared and explained to outsiders through their key concepts. |
| Synopsis: |
Wierzbicka demonstrates that every language has its "key concepts" (expressed in key words) and that these concepts reflect the core values of the culture in question. Examining empirical evidence from five languages, and using her own "natural semantic metalanguage" to provide an analytical framework, she shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared and explained to outsiders through their key concepts. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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