Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words

English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese

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Häftad, Engelska, 1997

Del 8 i serien Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-11-06
Mått:156 x 231 x 20 mm
Vikt:508 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics
Antal sidor:328
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195088366

Mer om författaren

Dr. Anna Wierzbicka is Professor of Linguistics at the Australian National University. She has lectured extensively at universities in Europe, America, and Japan, and is the author of many books, including Semantics: Primes and Universals (OUP, 1996) and Semantics, Culture, and Cognition: Universal Human Concepts in Human-Specific Configurations (OUP, 1992).

Recensioner i media

For anyone new to the cultures discussed, Wierzbicka's work provides a useful starting point ... anyone with an interest in the cultures Wierzbicka discusses would find this book a fascinating first step ... provides a variety of goodies, and the accumulated data will surely send readers' minds rolling in interesting directions.