About this title: Conceptual primitives and semantic universals are the cornerstones of a semantic theory which Anna Wierzbicka has been developing for many years. Semantics: Primes and Universals is a major synthesis of her work, presenting a full and systematic exposition of that theory in a non-technical and readable way. It delineates a full set of universal concepts, as they have emerged from large-scale investigations across a wide range of languages undertaken by the author and her colleagues. On the basis of empirical cross-linguistic studies it vindicates the old notion of the 'psychic unity of ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780198700036ISBN:0198700032
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780198700036ISBN:0198700032
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 234x156 mm. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (512) this book provides a synthesis of wierzbicka's theory of meaning, which is based on conceptual primitives and semantic universals, using empirical findings from a wide range of languages. while addressed primarily to linguists, the book deals with highly topical and controversial issues of central importance to several disciplines, including anthropology, psychology, and philosophy. (Paperback) read more
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780198700036ISBN:0198700032
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press(UK)
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780198700036ISBN:0198700032
Description: New. This monograph provides a synthesis of the author's theory of meaning, which is based on conceptual primitives and semantic universals, using empirical findings to form a wide range of languages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780198700036ISBN:0198700032
Description: New. Conceptual primitives and semantic universals are the cornerstones of a semantic theory which Anna Wierzbicka has been developing for many years. Semantics: Primes and Universals is a major synthesis of her work, presenting a full and systematic expo... read more
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