| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 238 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cognitive linguistic studies in cultural contexts ; v. 1
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Cognitive linguistic studies in cultural contexts ; v. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index. |
| Contents |
Cultural Conceptualisations and Language; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; I. Theoretical framework; II. Case studies: Cultural conceptualisations in Aboriginal Languages; III. Intercultural communication; IV. Cross-cultural pragmatics; V. Culture, body, self and language; VI. Political discourse; Final words; References; Index. |
| Summary |
This book presents a multidisciplinary theoretical model of cultural conceptualisations and language. Viewing language as firmly grounded in cultural cognition, the model draws on analytical tools and theoretical advancements in several disciplines, including cognitive linguistics, cognitive anthropology, anthropological linguistics, distributed cognition, complexity science, and cognitive psychology. The result is a framework that has significant implications for those disciplines as well as for applied linguistics. Applications of the model to intercultural communication, cross-cultural prag. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Language and culture.
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Language and culture. |
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Cognitive grammar.
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Cognitive grammar. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sharifian, Farzad. Cultural conceptualisations and language. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011 9789027204042 (DLC) 2010051881 (OCoLC)690090374 |
| ISBN |
9789027287182 (electronic book) |
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902728718X (electronic book) |
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9789027204042 |
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9027204047 |
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