Imprisoned in English : the hazards of English as a default language / Anna Wierzbicka.
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TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- online resource
- 9780199321513
- 0199321515
- English language -- Social aspects
- English language -- Influence on foreign languages
- Multilingualism -- Social aspects
- Language and languages -- Globalization
- Language and languages -- Philosophy
- Anglais (Langue) -- Influence sur les autres langues
- Multilinguisme -- Aspect social
- Langage et langues -- Mondialisation
- Langage et langues -- Philosophie
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- English language -- Influence on foreign languages
- English language -- Social aspects
- Language and languages -- Philosophy
- Multilingualism -- Social aspects
- 306.44 23
- PE1074.75 .W54 2013eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Part one. Every language draws a circle ... -- part two. Emotions and values -- part three. "Politeness" and "cooperation" -- part four. Entering other minds -- part five. Breaking down the walls of the prison -- part six. Kindred thinking across disciplines.
Imprisoned in English argues that in the present English-dominated world, social sciences and the humanities are locked in a conceptual framework grounded in English and that scholars need to break away from this framework to reach a more universal, culture-independent perspective on things human.
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