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Relative Points of View: Linguistic Representations of Culture(5 Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections)

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The relationship between language and various kinds of non-linguistic behavior 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 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. The question of the influence of language and culture on our perceptino of physical and social reality is re-examined for such domains as politics, commerce, working with people, religion, and gender relations.

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

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

Review :
"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


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781800734913
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Berghahn Books
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 5 Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections
  • ISBN-10: 1800734913
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2001
  • Binding: Digital download and online
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Sub Title: Linguistic Representations of Culture


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