{"product_id":"english-paperback-4","title":"English - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Wierzbicka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is widely accepted that English is the first truly global language and lingua franca. Its dominance has even led to its use and adaptation by local communities for their own purposes and needs. One might see English in this context as being simply a neutral, universal vehicle for the expression of local thoughts and ideas. In fact, English words and phrases have embedded in them a wealth of cultural baggage that is invisible to most native speakers. Anna Wierzbicka, a distinguished linguist known for her theories of semantics, has written the first book that connects the English language with what she terms \"Anglo\" culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWierzbicka points out that language and culture are not just interconnected, but inseparable. This is evident to non-speakers trying to learn puzzling English expressions. She uses original research to investigate the \"universe of meaning\" within the English language (both grammar and vocabulary) and places it in historical and geographical perspective. For example, she looks at the history of the terms \"right\" and \"wrong\" and how with the influence of the Reformation \"right\" came to mean \"correct.\" She examines the ideas of \"fairness\" and \"reasonableness\" and shows that, far from being cultural universals, they are in fact unique creations of modern English. This engrossing and fascinating work of scholarship should appeal not only to linguists and others concerned with language and culture, but the large group of scholars studying English and English as a second language.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Wierzbicka\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at Australian National University. She has an international reputation for her work on semantics, pragmatics, and cross-cultural linguistics. Other published works include \u003cem\u003eWhat Did Jesus Mean?\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2001), \u003cem\u003eSemantics, Culture, and Cognition\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 1992), and \u003cem\u003eSemantic Primitives, \u003c\/em\u003e in which she is credited with establishing the Natural Semantic Metalanguage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9.2 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47326894751993,"sku":"9780195174755","price":114.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WXdRbW9STzZLVjRBRk11d2xRektvUT09.webp?v=1769573115","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/english-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}