Date: 15-Jul-2008 From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com> Subject: Languages and Cultures in Contrast and Comparison: Gómez González, Mackenzie, González Álvarez (Eds) E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Languages and Cultures in Contrast and Comparison
Series Title: Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 175
Published: 2008
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Editor: María de los Ángeles Gómez González
Editor: J. Lachlan Mackenzie
Editor: Elsa M. González Álvarez
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027254191 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027254191 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Abstract:
This volume explores various hitherto under-researched relationships between languages and their discourse-cultural settings. The first two sections analyze the complex interplay between lexico-grammatical organization and communicative contexts. Part I focuses on structural options in syntax, deepening the analysis of information-packaging strategies. Part II turns to lexical studies, covering such matters as human perception and emotion, the psychological understanding of 'home' and 'abroad', the development of children's emotional life and the relation between lexical choice and sexual orientation. The final chapters consider how new techniques of contrastive linguistics and pragmatics are contributing to the primary field of application for contrastive analysis, language teaching and learning. The book will be of special interest to scholars and students of linguistics, discourse analysis and cultural studies and to those entrusted with teaching European languages and cultures. The major languages covered are Akan, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish.
Linguistic Field(s):
Discourse Analysis
Pragmatics
Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics
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