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What is English : Meaning and Culture about?

It is widely accepted that English is the first truly global language and lingua franca. Anna Wierzbicka, the distinguished linguist known for her theories of semantics, has written the first book that connects the English language with what she terms'Anglo'culture. Wierzbicka points out that language and culture are not just interconnected, but inseparable. She uses original research to investigate the'universe of meaning'within the English language (both grammar and vocabulary) and places it in historical and geographical perspective. This engrossing and fascinating work of scholarship should appeal not only to linguists and others concerned with language and culture, but the large group of scholars studying English and English as a second language.

Author

Anna Wierzbicka

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199788514

Subjects

Anthropology, Literary Fiction, Philosophy

Rating

4.13 / 5 (17 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14