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Author International Cognitive Linguistics Conference (8th : 2003 : University of Logroño)

Title Applied cultural linguistics : implications for second language learning and intercultural communication / edited by Farzad Sharifian, Gary B. Palmer
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 170 pages) : illustrations
Series Converging evidence in language and communication research, 1566-7774 ; v. 7
Converging evidence in language and communication research ; v. 7. 1566-7774
Contents Applied cultural linguistics : an emerging paradigm / Gary B. Palmer and Farzad Sharifian -- Using cultural linguistics to teach English language inferential schemas used in archaeology to Japanese university students / Debra J. Occhi -- L1 cultural conteptualisations in L2 learning : the case of Persian-speaking learners of English / Farzad Sharifian -- Cultural linguistics and bidialectical education / Ian G. Malcolm -- The Chinese conceptualization of the heart and its cultural context : implications for second language learning / Ning Yu -- The embodiment of fear expressions in Tunisian Arabic : theoretical and practical implications / Zouhair Maalej -- Semantic primes and cultural scripts in language learning and intercultural communication / Cliff Goddard and Anna Wierzbicka -- Culture-specific conceptualisations of corruption in African English : linguistic analyses and pragmatic applications / Frank Polzenhagen and Hans-Georg Wolf
Summary Research in the relatively new field of cultural linguistics has implications for second language learning and intercultural communication. This volume is the first of its kind to bring together studies that examine the implications for applied programs of research in these domains. Collectively, the contributions explore the interrelationship between language, culture, and conceptualisations. Each study focuses on a different language-and-culture. The languages-cultures studied include Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Persian, English, Aboriginal English and African English. The particular conceptu
Notes Chiefly papers from a theme session of the 8th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference held July 20-25, 2003, at the University of Logroño in La Rioja, Spain
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Language and culture -- Congresses
Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Congresses
Intercultural communication -- Congresses
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
Intercultural communication
Language and culture
Language and languages -- Study and teaching
Interculturele communicatie.
Tweedetaalverwerving.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Sharifian, Farzad.
Palmer, Gary B., 1942-
ISBN 9789027292704
9027292701
1282154826
9781282154827
9786612154829
6612154829