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This book develops the dual themes that languages can differ widely in their vocabularies, and are also sensitive indices to the cultures to which they belong. Wierzbicka seeks to demonstrate that every language has "key concepts," expressed in "key words," which reflect the core values of a given culture. She shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared, and explained to outsiders through their key concepts, and that the analytical framework necessary for this purpose is provided by

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Author

Anna Wierzbicka

Publisher

Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585289519

Category

language

Subjects

Anthropology, Literary Fiction, Sociolinguistics

Rating

4.06 / 5 (27 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13