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Understanding cultures through their key words : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese
- Title
- Understanding cultures through their key words : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese / Anna Wierzbicka.
- Author
- Wierzbicka, Anna.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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- Description
- viii, 317 pages; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 8
- Uniform Title
- Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 8.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and index.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 0195088352 (alk. paper)
- 0195088360 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 96008915
- OCLC
- 34730633
- ocm34730633
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries