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Autore: |
Wierzbicka Anna
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Titolo: |
Imprisoned in English : the hazards of English as a default language / / Anna Wierzbicka
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Pubblicazione: | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
©2014 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
Disciplina: | 306.44 |
Soggetto topico: | English language - Social aspects |
English language - Influence on foreign languages | |
Multilingualism - Social aspects | |
Language and languages - Globalization | |
Language and languages - Philosophy | |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Imprisoned in English ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-19-932150-7 |
0-19-932151-5 | |
1-306-08200-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910820710903321 |
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