| Description |
xii, 228 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Polygons ; v. 5 |
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Polygons ; v. 5
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| 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 |
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9. Emotion and Labour in Cultural Comparison / Stephen Lloyd Smith -- 10. Language about God: Meeting the Other / Ben Wiebe |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Intercultural communication.
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Language and culture.
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
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| Author |
Stroinska, Magda.
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| LC no. |
00049348 |
| ISBN |
1571812024 |
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1571813403 (paperback) |
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