Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese Paperback / softback
by Anna (Professor of Linguistics, Professor of Linguistics, Australian National University Wierzbicka
Part of the Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics series
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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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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:328 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:06/11/1997
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- ISBN:9780195088366
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:328 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:06/11/1997
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- ISBN:9780195088366
