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Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words: English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese (Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics, 8)
Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words English Russian Polish German and Japanese - Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics, 8
Author: Anna Wierzbicka
In this groundbreaking book, Wierzbicka demonstrates that every language has its "key concepts" and that these key concepts reflect the core values of the culture. Further, she argues that within a culture-independent analytical framework one can study, compare, and even explain cultures to outsiders through their key concepts. The framework Wie...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195088359
ISBN-10: 0195088352
Publication Date: 8/7/1997
Pages: 317
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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