Imprisoned in English: The Hazards of English as a Default Language, Anna Wierzbicka (2014) Oxford: Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0199321506 (pbk). Pp. xii + 287

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  • Yves Laberge University of Ottawa Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.31953

Keywords:

Cultural Scripts, Natural Semantic Metalanguage Theory

Author Biography

  • Yves Laberge, University of Ottawa
    Department of Visual Arts

References

Bourdieu, P. (2004) Science of Science and re?exivity. London: Polity Press.

Wierzbicka, A. (1991) Cross-cultural pragmatics: The semantics of human interaction. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

Wierzbicka, A. (1997) Understanding cultures through their key words: English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Wierzbicka, A. (2010) Experience, evidence, and sense: The hidden cultural legacy of English. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195368000.001.0001.

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2017-08-14

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How to Cite

Laberge, Y. (2017). Imprisoned in English: The Hazards of English as a Default Language, Anna Wierzbicka (2014) Oxford: Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0199321506 (pbk). Pp. xii + 287. Sociolinguistic Studies, 11(1), 219-223. https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.31953

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