Overview

The relationship between language and various kinds of non-linguistic behaviour has been of great fascination for many of those working in the fields of cultural anthropology, linguistics, and philosophy or, broadly understood, cultural studies. The authors in this volume explore this relationship in a number of cultures and social contexts and discuss the problem of linguistic relativism and its application to a several areas of social interaction across cultures. The authors deal with such questions as how language and culture intersect resulting in different points of view on reality that are all equally authentic and rooted in experience..

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Author:   Magda Stroinska
Publisher:   Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Imprint:   Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Volume:   5
Weight:   0.435kg
ISBN:  

9781571812025

ISBN 10:   1571812024
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   19 July 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Space and Time in Natural Language Chapter 2. Politicians on Drugs: Functions of Political Metaphor across Culture Chapter 3. Rendering Metaphor in Reported Speech Chapter 4. Between Relativism and Truth: Jean Baudrillard, the Sokal Affair, and the Use of Scientific Terminology across Cultural Boundaries Chapter 5. Nationalism and Culture: Some Reflections on the Construction of National Languages Chapter 6. Language, Culture, and Gender Identities: Examining Arguments about Marriage Chapter 7. Management, Culture, and Discourse in International Business Chapter 8. Emotion and Labor in Cultural Comparison Chapter 9. From Ulla Ulla to Cosmic Linguistics : On Alien Language and Culture in Science Fiction Chapter 10. Intercultural Competence: Theories into Practice

Reviews

This volume is ... a flashlight offering some interesting and unexpected explorations of the diversity and complexity of the linguistic representation of culture. * Discours & Society An interesting book ... The diversity of approaches contained in it and the accessibility lent by its focus on English and Indo-European languages should encourage its use in graduate seminars across several fields of study. * Language in Society

This volume is ... a flashlight offering some interesting and unexpected explorations of the diversity and complexity of the linguistic representation of culture. * Discours & Society An interesting book ... The diversity of approaches contained in it and the accessibility lent by its focus on English and Indo-European languages should encourage its use in graduate seminars across several fields of study. * Language in Society

Author Information

Magda Stroinska teaches in the Department of Modern Languages, McMaster University.

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