Applied cultural linguistics : implications for second language learning and intercultural communication / edited by Farzad Sharifian, Gary B. Palmer.

Chiefly papers from a theme session of the 8th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference held July 20-25, 2003, at the University of Logroño in La Rioja, Spain.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Applied cultural linguistics : an emerging paradigm / Gary B. Palmer and Farzad Sharifian -- Using cultural linguistics to teach English language inferential schemas used in archaeology to Japanese university students / Debra J. Occhi -- L1 cultural conteptualisations in L2 learning : the case of Persian-speaking learners of English / Farzad Sharifian -- Cultural linguistics and bidialectical education / Ian G. Malcolm -- The Chinese conceptualization of the heart and its cultural context : implications for second language learning / Ning Yu -- The embodiment of fear expressions in Tunisian Arabic : theoretical and practical implications / Zouhair Maalej -- Semantic primes and cultural scripts in language learning and intercultural communication / Cliff Goddard and Anna Wierzbicka -- Culture-specific conceptualisations of corruption in African English : linguistic analyses and pragmatic applications / Frank Polzenhagen and Hans-Georg Wolf.

Research in the relatively new field of cultural linguistics has implications for second language learning and intercultural communication. This volume is the first of its kind to bring together studies that examine the implications for applied programs of research in these domains. Collectively, the contributions explore the interrelationship between language, culture, and conceptualisations. Each study focuses on a different language-and-culture. The languages-cultures studied include Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Persian, English, Aboriginal English and African English. The particular conceptu.

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