Semantics Primes And Universals

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Semantics : Primes and Universals

Semantics : Primes and Universals
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, UK
Total Pages : 518
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ISBN-10 : 9780191588594
ISBN-13 : 0191588598
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Book Synopsis Semantics : Primes and Universals by : Anna Wierzbicka

Download or read book Semantics : Primes and Universals written by Anna Wierzbicka and published by Oxford University Press, UK. This book was released on 1996-03-28 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a synthesis of Wierzbicka's theory of meaning, which is based on conceptual primitives and semantic universals, using empirical findings from a wide range of languages. While addressed primarily to linguists, the book deals with highly topical and controversial issues of central importance to several disciplines, including anthropology, psychology, and philosophy. - ;Conceptual primitives and semantic universals are the cornerstones of a semantic theory which Anna Wierzbicka has been developing for many years. Semantics: Primes and Universals is a major synthesis of her work, presenting a full and systematic exposition of that theory in a non-technical and readable way. It delineates a full set of universal concepts, as they have emerged from large-scale investigations across a wide range of languages undertaken by the author and her colleagues. On the basis of empirical cross-linguistic studies it vindicates the old notion of the 'psychic unity of mankind', while at the same time offering a framework for the rigorous description of different languages and cultures. - ;A major synthesis of Anna Wierzbicka's work -


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