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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792228103321

Autore

Wierzbicka Anna

Titolo

Imprisoned in English : the hazards of English as a default language / / Anna Wierzbicka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-19-932150-7

0-19-932151-5

1-306-08200-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

306.44

Soggetti

English language - Social aspects

English language - Influence on foreign languages

Multilingualism - Social aspects

Language and languages - Globalization

Language and languages - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part one. Every language draws a circle ... -- part two. Emotions and values -- part three. "Politeness" and "cooperation" -- part four. Entering other minds -- part five. Breaking down the walls of the prison -- part six. Kindred thinking across disciplines.

Sommario/riassunto

This title argues that in the present English-dominated world social sciences and the humanities are locked in a conceptual framework grounded in English and that scholars need to break away from this framework to reach a more universal culture-independent perspective on things human.