Understanding cultures through their key words :
Wierzbicka, Anna.
Understanding cultures through their key words : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese / Anna Wierzbicka. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. - viii, 317 p. ; 24 cm. - Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 8 . - Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 8. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and index.
Introduction -- Lexicon as a Key to Ethno-Sociology and Cultural Psychology: Patterns of "Friendship" Across Cultures -- Lexicon as a Key to Ethno-Philosophy, History, and Politics: "Freedom" in Latin, English, Russian, and Polish -- Lexicon as a Key to History, Nation, and Society: "Homeland" and "Fatherland" in German, Polish, and Russian -- Australian Key Words and Core Cultural Values -- Japanese Key Words and Core Cultural Values. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
0195088352 (alk. paper) 0195088360 (pbk. : alk. paper)
96008915
Language and culture.
Lexicology--Social aspects.
P35 / .W54 1997
306.4/4/089
Understanding cultures through their key words : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese / Anna Wierzbicka. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. - viii, 317 p. ; 24 cm. - Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 8 . - Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 8. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and index.
Introduction -- Lexicon as a Key to Ethno-Sociology and Cultural Psychology: Patterns of "Friendship" Across Cultures -- Lexicon as a Key to Ethno-Philosophy, History, and Politics: "Freedom" in Latin, English, Russian, and Polish -- Lexicon as a Key to History, Nation, and Society: "Homeland" and "Fatherland" in German, Polish, and Russian -- Australian Key Words and Core Cultural Values -- Japanese Key Words and Core Cultural Values. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
0195088352 (alk. paper) 0195088360 (pbk. : alk. paper)
96008915
Language and culture.
Lexicology--Social aspects.
P35 / .W54 1997
306.4/4/089