Relative Points of View: Linguistic Representations of Culture (Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections, 5) - Softcover

 
9781571813404: Relative Points of View: Linguistic Representations of Culture (Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections, 5)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1571813403 ISBN 13: 9781571813404
Publisher: Berghahn Books, 2001

Synopsis

The relationship between language and various kinds of non-linguistic behavior has been of great fascination for many of those working in the fields of cultural anthropology, linguistics, and philosophy, or, broadly understood, cultural studies. The authors in this volume explore this relationship in a number of cultures and social contexts and discuss the problem of linguistic relativism and its application to several areas of social interaction across cultures. The authors deal with such questions as how language and culture intersect resulting in different points of view on reality that are all equally authentic and rooted in experience. The question of the influence of language and culture on our perceptino of physical and social reality is re-examined for such domains as politics, commerce, working with people, religion, and gender relations.

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About the Author

Magda Stroinska teaches in the Department of Modern Languages, McMaster University.

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Publisher
Berghahn Books
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1571813403
ISBN 13 
9781571813404
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256
Editor
Stroinska Magda