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Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words
English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese
E-bok, 1997
642 kr
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This book develops the dual themes that languages can differ widely in their vocabularies, and are also sensitive indices to the cultures to which they belong. Wierzbicka seeks to demonstrate that every language has "key concepts," expressed in "key words," which reflect the core values of a given …
What Christians Believe
The Story of God and People in Minimal English
Inbunden, 2019
552 kr
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Many people today, both Christians and non-Christians, are confused about or unaware of the essentials of Christian faith. In this book, Anna Wierzbicka takes a radically new approach to the task of communicating "what Christians believe" to the widest possible audience. The Story of God and …
What Christians Believe
The Story of God and People in Minimal English
E-bok, 2019
343 kr
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Many people today, both Christians and non-Christians, are confused about or unaware of the essentials of Christian faith. In this book , Anna Wierzbicka takes a radically new approach to the task of communicating "what Christians believe" to the widest possible audience. "The Story of God and …
What Christians Believe
The Story of God and People in Minimal English
E-bok, 2019
343 kr
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Many people today, both Christians and non-Christians, are confused about or unaware of the essentials of Christian faith. In this book , Anna Wierzbicka takes a radically new approach to the task of communicating "what Christians believe" to the widest possible audience. "The Story of God and …
Words and Meanings
Lexical Semantics Across Domains, Languages, and Cultures
Av Anna Wierzbicka, Cliff Goddard
E-bok, 2013
680 kr
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In a series of cross-cultural investigations of word meaning, Cliff Goddard and Anna Wierzbicka examine key expressions from different domains of the lexicon - concrete, abstract, physical, sensory, emotional, and social. They focus on complex and culturally important words in a range of languages …
What Did Jesus Mean?
Explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables in Simple and Universal Human Concepts
Inbunden, 2001
2444 kr
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In this highly interdisciplinary work, linguist Anna Wierzbicka casts new light on the words of Jesus by taking her well-known semantic theory of "universal human concepts"- concepts which are intuitively understandable and self-explanatory across languages-and bringing it to bear on Jesus' …
What Did Jesus Mean?
Explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables in Simple and Universal Human Concepts
Häftad, 2001
1019 kr
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In this highly interdisciplinary work, linguist Anna Wierzbicka casts new light on the words of Jesus by taking her well-known semantic theory of "universal human concepts"- concepts which are intuitively understandable and self-explanatory across languages-and bringing it to bear on Jesus' …
English
Meaning and Culture
Häftad, 2006
950 kr
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It is widely accepted that English is the first truly global language and lingua franca. Its dominance has even led to its use and adaptation by local communities for their own purposes and needs. One might see English in this context as being simply a neutral, universal vehicle for the expression …
Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words
English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese
E-bok, 1997
642 kr
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This book develops the dual themes that languages can differ widely in their vocabularies, and are also sensitive indices to the cultures to which they belong. Wierzbicka seeks to demonstrate that every language has "key concepts," expressed in "key words," which reflect the core values of a given …
Semantics, Culture, and Cognition
Universal Human Concepts in Culture-Specific Configurations
E-bok, 1992
1265 kr
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Not everything that can be said in one language can be said in another. The lexicons of different languages seem to suggest different conceptual universes. Investigating cultures from a universal, language-independent perspective, this book rejects analytical tools derived from the English language …
Experience, Evidence, and Sense
The Hidden Cultural Legacy of English
Inbunden, 2010
1988 kr
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This book is based on two ideas: first, that any language-English no less than any other-represents a universe of meaning, shaped by the history and experience of the men and women who have created it, and second, that in any language certain culture-specific words act as linchpins for whole …
Experience, Evidence, and Sense
The Hidden Cultural Legacy of English
Häftad, 2010
944 kr
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This book is based on two ideas: first, that any language-English no less than any other-represents a universe of meaning, shaped by the history and experience of the men and women who have created it, and second, that in any language certain culture-specific words act as linchpins for whole …
What did Jesus Mean?
Explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables in Simple and Universal Human Concepts
E-bok, 2001
473 kr
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In this highly interdisciplinary work, linguist Anna Wierzbicka casts new light on the words of Jesus by taking her well-known semantic theory of "universal human concepts"- concepts which are intuitively understandable and self-explanatory across languages-and bringing it to bear on Jesus'' …
English
Meaning and Culture
E-bok, 2006
604 kr
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It is widely accepted that English is the first truly global language and lingua franca. Anna Wierzbicka, the distinguished linguist known for her theories of semantics, has written the first book that connects the English language with what she terms "Anglo" culture. Wierzbicka points out that …
Words and Meanings
Lexical Semantics Across Domains, Languages, and Cultures
Av Cliff Goddard, Anna Wierzbicka
Häftad, 2016
756 kr
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In a series of cross-cultural investigations of word meaning, Cliff Goddard and Anna Wierzbicka examine key expressions from different domains of the lexicon - concrete, abstract, physical, sensory, emotional, and social. They focus on complex and culturally important words in a range of languages …
Imprisoned in English
The Hazards of English as a Default Language
Inbunden, 2013
2731 kr
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Imprisoned in English argues that in the present English-dominated world, social sciences and the humanities are locked in a conceptual framework grounded in English and that most scholars in these fields are not aware of the need to break away from this framework to reach a more universal, …
Imprisoned in English
The Hazards of English as a Default Language
Häftad, 2013
763 kr
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Imprisoned in English argues that in the present English-dominated world, social sciences and the humanities are locked in a conceptual framework grounded in English and that most scholars in these fields are not aware of the need to break away from this framework to reach a more universal, …
Imprisoned in English
The Hazards of English as a Default Language
E-bok, 2013
517 kr
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In Imprisoned in English , Anna Wierzbicka argues that in the present English-dominated world, millions of people - including academics, lawyers, diplomats, and writers - can become "prisoners of English", unable to think outside English. In particular, social sciences and the humanities are now …
Words and Meanings
Lexical Semantics Across Domains, Languages, and Cultures
Av Cliff Goddard, Anna Wierzbicka
Inbunden, 2013
2971 kr
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In a series of cross-cultural investigations of word meaning, Cliff Goddard and Anna Wierzbicka examine key expressions from different domains of the lexicon - concrete, abstract, physical, sensory, emotional, and social. They focus on complex and culturally important words in a range of languages …
English
Meaning and Culture
E-bok, 2006
680 kr
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It is widely accepted that English is the first truly global language and lingua franca. Anna Wierzbicka, the distinguished linguist known for her theories of semantics, has written the first book that connects the English language with what she terms "Anglo" culture. Wierzbicka points out that …
Emotions across Languages and Cultures
Diversity and Universals
Av Anna Wierzbicka, Keith Oatley m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
1915 kr
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In this fascinating book, Anna Wierzbicka brings psychological, anthropological and linguistic insights to bear on our understanding of the way emotions are expressed and experienced in different cultures, languages, and culturally-shaped social relations. The expression of emotion in the face, …
Emotions across Languages and Cultures
Diversity and Universals
Av Anna Wierzbicka, Keith Oatley m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
711 kr
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In this fascinating book, Anna Wierzbicka brings psychological, anthropological and linguistic insights to bear on our understanding of the way emotions are expressed and experienced in different cultures, languages, and culturally-shaped social relations. The expression of emotion in the face, …
Nicene Creed in Minimal English
Why Christianity Needs Universal Human Concepts
Inbunden, 2025
1423 kr
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This book offers an unpacked version of the Nicene Creed, which is the defining statement of belief of mainstream Christianity, and a milestone in human history. The book seeks to clarify this compressed text through the common conceptual language of all people: “Basic Human”. Given the unique …
Nicene Creed in Minimal English
Why Christianity Needs Universal Human Concepts
E-bok, 2025
1785 kr
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This book offers an unpacked version of the Nicene Creed, which is the defining statement of belief of mainstream Christianity, and a milestone in human history. The book seeks to clarify this compressed text through the common conceptual language of all people: “Basic Human”. Given the unique …
Emotions in Crosslinguistic Perspective
Av Jean Harkins, Anna Wierzbicka
Inbunden, 2001
2146 kr
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This volume aims to enrich the current interdisciplinary theoretical discussion of human emo-tions by presenting studies based on extensive linguistic data from a wide range of languages of the world. Each language-specific study gives detailed semantic descriptions of the meanings of culturally …
Cross-Cultural Pragmatics
The Semantics of Human Interaction
E-bok, 2009
536 kr
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This book, which can be seen as both a research monograph and a text book, challenges the approaches to human interaction based on supposedly universal "maxims of conversation" and "principles of politeness", which fly in the face of reality as experienced by millions of people - refugees, …
Emotions in Crosslinguistic Perspective
Av Anna Wierzbicka, Jean Harkins
E-bok, 2010
1898 kr
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This volume aims to enrich the current interdisciplinary theoretical discussion of human emo-tions by presenting studies based on extensive linguistic data from a wide range of languages of the world. Each language-specific study gives detailed semantic descriptions of the meanings of culturally …
Cross-Cultural Pragmatics
The Semantics of Human Interaction
Av Anna Wierzbicka, Werner Winter
Inbunden, 1991
2306 kr
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Cross-Cultural Pragmatics
The Semantics of Human Interaction
Av Anna Wierzbicka, Werner Winter
E-bok, 2020
2108 kr
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