[English Study] - English: Meaning and Culture
[ 2009-07-26 10:57:05 | Tác giả: bvl91 ]
Anna Wierzbicka, a distinguished linguist known for her theories of semantics, has written the first book that connects the English language with what she terms "Anglo" culture.
Wierzbicka points out that language and culture are not just interconnected, but inseparable. This is evident to non-speakers trying to learn puzzling English expressions. She uses original research to investigate the "universe of meaning" within the English language (both grammar and vocabulary) and places it in historical and geographical perspective. For example, she looks at the history of the terms "right" and "wrong" and how with the influence of the Reformation "right" came to mean "correct." She examines the ideas of "fairness" and "reasonableness" and shows that, far from being cultural universals, they are in fact unique creations of modern English. This engrossing and fascinating work of scholarship should appeal not only to linguists and others concerned with language and culture, but the large group of scholars studying English and English as a second language.
Product Details
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 27, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195174755
ISBN-13: 978-0195174755
http://www.mediafire.com/?nwmmyojyyil
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Wierzbicka points out that language and culture are not just interconnected, but inseparable. This is evident to non-speakers trying to learn puzzling English expressions. She uses original research to investigate the "universe of meaning" within the English language (both grammar and vocabulary) and places it in historical and geographical perspective. For example, she looks at the history of the terms "right" and "wrong" and how with the influence of the Reformation "right" came to mean "correct." She examines the ideas of "fairness" and "reasonableness" and shows that, far from being cultural universals, they are in fact unique creations of modern English. This engrossing and fascinating work of scholarship should appeal not only to linguists and others concerned with language and culture, but the large group of scholars studying English and English as a second language.
Product Details
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 27, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195174755
ISBN-13: 978-0195174755
http://www.mediafire.com/?nwmmyojyyil
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