Experience, Evidence, and Sense: The Hidden Cultural Legacy of English
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This book is based on two ideas: first, that any language--English no less than any other-represents a universe of meaning, shaped by the history and experience of the men and women who have created it, and second, that in any language certain culture--specific words act as linchpins for whole networks of meanings, and that penetrating the meanings of those key words can therefore open our eyes to an entire cultural universe. In this book Anna Wierzbicka...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0195368010
ISBN13:9780195368017
Release Date:June 2010
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:472 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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