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Humboldt, Worldview and Language
Häftad, 2013
309 kr
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With the loss of many of the world's languages, it is important to question what will be lost to humanity with their demise. It is frequently argued that a language engenders a 'worldview', but what do we mean by this term? Attributed to German politician and philologist Wilhelm von Humboldt …
Creating Worldviews
Metaphor, Ideology and Language
Häftad, 2013
682 kr
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Encouraging readers to reflect upon language and the role metaphor plays in patterning ideas and thought, this book first offers a critical introduction to metaphor theory as it has emerged over the past thirty years in the States. James W. Underhill then widens the scope of metaphor theory by …
Migrating Meanings
Sharing Keywords in a Global World
Av James W. Underhill, Mariarosaria Gianninoto m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
2483 kr
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With economic, political and cultural globalisation, our world is inseparable from the fates of other nations and peoples. But how far can we trust English to provide us with a reliable lingua franca to speak about our world? If our keywords reflect our cultures and form parts of specific cultural …
Ethnolinguistics and Cultural Concepts
Truth, Love, Hate and War
Inbunden, 2012
1610 kr
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'Ethnolinguistics' is the study of how language relates to culture and ethnicity. This book offers an original approach to ethnolinguistics, discussing how abstract concepts such as truth, love, hate and war are expressed across cultures and ethnicities. James W. Underhill seeks to situate these …
Ethnolinguistics and Cultural Concepts
Truth, Love, Hate and War
Häftad, 2015
574 kr
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'Ethnolinguistics' is the study of how language relates to culture and ethnicity. This book offers an original approach to ethnolinguistics, discussing how abstract concepts such as truth, love, hate and war are expressed across cultures and ethnicities. James W. Underhill seeks to situate these …
Migrating Meanings
Sharing Keywords in a Global World
Av James W. Underhill, Mariarosaria Gianninoto
Häftad, 2021
682 kr
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With economic, political and cultural globalisation, our world is inseparable from the fates of other nations and peoples. But how far can we trust English to provide us with a reliable lingua franca to speak about our world? If our keywords reflect our cultures and form parts of specific cultural …
