English: Meaning and Culture

by Anna Wierzbicka

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This book argues that rather than denying the existence and continued relevance of the cultural 'baggage' embedded in English ('Anglo' English), it is important to explore the contents of that baggage - important for practical, as well as intellectual, reasons.

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Anna Wierzbicka is Professor of Linguistics at the Australian National University. She is the author of numerous books spanning anthropology, psychology, cognitive science, philosophy, and religious studies, as well as linguistics.

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Nonfiction, Philosophy, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
420.1LanguageEnglish & Old English languagesEnglish and Old English (Anglo-Saxon)Philosophy and theory
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PE1585 .W53Language and LiteratureEnglish languageEnglishModern English
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