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Autore |
Wierzbicka Anna |
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Understanding cultures through their key words [[electronic resource] ] : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese / / Anna Wierzbicka |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-772273-3 |
0-585-28951-4 |
1-280-44295-6 |
0-19-535849-X |
1-60129-972-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; ; 8 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language and culture |
Lexicology - Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Lexicon as a Key to Ethno-Sociology and Cultural Psychology: Patterns of ""Friendship"" Across Cultures; 3. Lexicon as a Key to Ethno-Philosophy, History, and Politics: ""Freedom"" in Latin, English, Russian, and Polish; 4. Lexicon as a Key to History, Nation, and Society: ""Homeland"" and ""Fatherland"" in German, Polish, and Russian; 5. Australian Key Words and Core Cultural Values; 6. Japanese Key Words and Core Cultural Values; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book develops the dual themes that languages can differ widely in their vocabularies, and are also sensitive indices to the cultures to which they belong. Wierzbicka seeks to demonstrate that every language has ""key concepts,"" expressed in ""key words,"" which reflect the core values of a given culture. She shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared, and explained to outsiders through their key concepts, and that the analytical framework necessary for this purpose is provided by the ""natural semantic metalanguage,"" based on lexical universals, that the author and colleag |
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