Understanding cultures through their key words : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese
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Understanding cultures through their key words : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese
（Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics, 8）
Oxford University Press, 1997
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- : pbk
Available at 134 libraries
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Bibliography: p. 293-307
Includes index
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: hbk ISBN 9780195088359
Description
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. Examining empirical evidence from five lanuages, and using its own "natural semantic metalanguage" to provide an analytical framework, it shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared and explained to outsiders through their key concepts.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195088366
Description
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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