Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese
by
Wierzbicka
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics
ISBN-10
0195088360
ISBN-13
9780195088366
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 6th, 1997
Print length
328 Pages
Weight
504 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.60 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
SociolinguisticsCultural studies
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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.
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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