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Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese

Wierzbicka, Anna
Heftet / 1997 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780195088366
Publisert
1997
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
508 gr
Høyde
231 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
328

Forfatter
Wierzbicka, Anna

Biografisk notat

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).

Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese

Wierzbicka, Anna
Heftet / 1997 / Engelsk
Wierzbicka, Anna
Heftet / 1997 / Engelsk
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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.

Jean Aitchison, International Journal of Lexicography

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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This work 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. It shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared and explained to outsiders through their key concepts.
Les mer
"There is a lot to be gleaned from just about anything produced by Wierzbicka-the "key words book"... is no exception...The observations are plentiful and fascinating... [Wierzbicka] has done more than anyone else to really "understand cultures through their key words."-- Word, 51 [2000]
Les mer
Selling point: *Presents a major new theory of culture-independent semantics Selling point: *Author is an international star in anthropological linguistics Selling point: *Semantics, Culture, and Cognition sold 2350 copies in paperback, including 1137 to export markets Selling point: *Special focus on Japanese, Australian English, Polish, and Russian
Les mer
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).
Les mer
Selling point: *Presents a major new theory of culture-independent semantics Selling point: *Author is an international star in anthropological linguistics Selling point: *Semantics, Culture, and Cognition sold 2350 copies in paperback, including 1137 to export markets Selling point: *Special focus on Japanese, Australian English, Polish, and Russian
Les mer

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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.

Jean Aitchison, International Journal of Lexicography

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.
Les mer
This work 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. It shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared and explained to outsiders through their key concepts.
Les mer
"There is a lot to be gleaned from just about anything produced by Wierzbicka-the "key words book"... is no exception...The observations are plentiful and fascinating... [Wierzbicka] has done more than anyone else to really "understand cultures through their key words."-- Word, 51 [2000]
Les mer
Selling point: *Presents a major new theory of culture-independent semantics Selling point: *Author is an international star in anthropological linguistics Selling point: *Semantics, Culture, and Cognition sold 2350 copies in paperback, including 1137 to export markets Selling point: *Special focus on Japanese, Australian English, Polish, and Russian
Les mer
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).
Les mer
Selling point: *Presents a major new theory of culture-independent semantics Selling point: *Author is an international star in anthropological linguistics Selling point: *Semantics, Culture, and Cognition sold 2350 copies in paperback, including 1137 to export markets Selling point: *Special focus on Japanese, Australian English, Polish, and Russian
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780195088366
Publisert
1997
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
508 gr
Høyde
231 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
328

Forfatter
Wierzbicka, Anna

Biografisk notat

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).

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