Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words: English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese - Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics - Wierzbicka - Books - Oxford University Press Inc - 9780195088366 - November 6, 1997
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Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words: English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese - Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics

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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. It shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared and explained to outsiders through their key concepts.


328 pages, bibliography

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 6, 1997
ISBN13 9780195088366
Publishers Oxford University Press Inc
Pages 328
Dimensions 156 × 229 × 21 mm   ·   504 g
Language English  

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