Relative points of view : linguistic representations of culture /
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| Imprint: | New York : Berghahn Books, 2001. |
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| Description: | xii, 228 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Polygons ; v. 5 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4481922 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Beyond Language and Culture: Relative Points of View / Magda Stroinska
- 1. Space and Time in Natural Language: Some Parallels between Spatial and Temporal Expressions in English and Russian / Jim Miller
- 2. Rendering Metaphor in Reported Speech: Pragmatic Contingencies / Teresa Dobrzynska
- 3. Politicians on Drugs: Functions of Political Metaphor across Cultures / Sakis Kyratzis
- 4. Nationalism and Culture: Some Reflections on the Construction of National Language / Francois Nectoux
- 5. Between Relativism and Truth: Jean Baudrillard, the Sokal Affair and the Use of Scientific Terminology across Cultural Boundaries / Chris Horrocks
- 6. Language, Culture and Gender Identities: Examining Arguments about Marriage / Lia Litosseliti
- 7. Management, Culture and Discourse in International Business / Francesca Bargiela-Chiappini
- 8. Intercultural Competence: Theories into Practice / Libby Rothwell
- 9. Emotion and Labour in Cultural Comparison / Stephen Lloyd Smith
- 10. Language about God: Meeting the Other / Ben Wiebe.