Cultural conceptualisations and language : theoretical framework and applications / Farzad Sharifian.

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Sharifian, Farzad

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TextSeries: Cognitive linguistic studies in cultural contexts ; v. 1.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2011.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 238 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9789027287182
902728718X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cultural conceptualisations and language.DDC classification:

306.44 22

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P35 .S49 2011eb

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index.

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.

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