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English : Meaning and Culture
English:
Meaning and Culture
ANNA WIERZBICKA
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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English
Meaning and Culture
ANNA WIERZBICKA
2006
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Wierzbicka, Anna.
English : meaning and culture/Anna Wierzbicka.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13 978-0-19-517474-8; 978-0-19-517475-5 (pbk.)
ISBN 0-19-517474-7; 0-19-517475-5 (pbk.)
1. English language—Semantics. 2. Great Britain—Civilization.
3. English-speaking countries—Civilization.
4. English language—Foreign countries.
5 . Language and languages—Philosophy. I. Title.
PE1585.W53 2006
420.1'43—dc22 2005047789
Cover Art: Thomas Gainsborough, Mr and Mrs Andrews. Courtesy of National Art Gallery, London.
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