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Understanding cultures through their key words : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese / Anna Wierzbicka.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: engmul Series: Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 8.Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.Description: viii, 317 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0195088352 (alk. paper)
  • 0195088360 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.4/4/089 20
LOC classification:
  • P35 .W54 1997
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and index.

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.

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