Relative points of view : linguistic representations of culture
- Title
- Relative points of view : linguistic representations of culture / edited by Magda Stroińska.
- Published by
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2001.
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- Additional authors
- Description
- xii, 228 pages; 23 cm.
- Series statement
- Polygons ; v. 5
- Uniform title
- Polygons ; v. 5.
- Subject
- Contents
- Introduction: Beyond Language and Culture: Relative Points of View / Magda Stroinska -- 1. Space and Time in Natural Language: Some Parallels between Spatial and Temporal Expressions in English and Russian / Jim Miller -- 2. Rendering Metaphor in Reported Speech: Pragmatic Contingencies / Teresa Dobrzynska -- 3. Politicians on Drugs: Functions of Political Metaphor across Cultures / Sakis Kyratzis -- 4. Nationalism and Culture: Some Reflections on the Construction of National Language / Francois Nectoux -- 5. Between Relativism and Truth: Jean Baudrillard, the Sokal Affair and the Use of Scientific Terminology across Cultural Boundaries / Chris Horrocks -- 6. Language, Culture and Gender Identities: Examining Arguments about Marriage / Lia Litosseliti -- 7. Management, Culture and Discourse in International Business / Francesca Bargiela-Chiappini -- 8. Intercultural Competence: Theories into Practice / Libby Rothwell --
- 9. Emotion and Labour in Cultural Comparison / Stephen Lloyd Smith -- 10. Language about God: Meeting the Other / Ben Wiebe.
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.