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Ethno-Epistemology
This volume features new perspectives on the implications of cross-linguistic and cultural diversity for epistemology. It brings together philosophers, linguists, and scholars …
Words and Meanings
In a series of cross-cultural investigations of word meaning, Cliff Goddard and Anna Wierzbicka examine key expressions from different domains of the lexicon - concrete, abstract, …
Ethnopragmatics
The studies in this volume show how speech practices can be understood from a culture-internal perspective, in terms of values, norms and beliefs of the speech communities …
Semantic and Lexical Universals
This set of papers represents a unique collection; it is the first attempt ever to empirically test a hypothetical set of semantic and lexical universals across a number of …
Minimal English for a Global World
This book introduces a new tool for improving communication and promoting clearer thinking in a world where the use of Global English can create numerous comprehension and …
The Languages of East and Southeast Asia
This book introduces readers to the remarkable linguistic diversity of East and Southeast Asia. It contains wide-ranging and accessible discussions of every important aspect of the …
Minimal English for a Global World
This book introduces a new tool for improving communication and promoting clearer thinking in a world where the use of Global English can create numerous comprehension and …
Clear communication with the Natural Semantic Metalanguage: for ordinary readers and people on the autism spectrum
This book is an adaptation of 'Semantic Analysis' by Professor Cliff Goddard. It aims to teach the Natural Semantic Metalanguage to enable clear communication by the non-expert …
Languages of East and Southeast Asia
This book introduces readers to the remarkable linguistic diversity of East and Southeast Asia. It contains wide-ranging and accessible discussions of every important aspect of the …
Minimal Languages in Action
This edited book explores the rising interest in minimal languages – radically simplified languages using cross-translatable words and grammar, fulfilling the widely-recognised …
Meaning and Universal Grammar
This book develops a bold new approach to universal grammar, based on research findings of the natural semantic metalanguage (NSM) program. The key idea is that universal grammar …
Ethnopragmatics
The studies in this volume show how speech practices can be understood from a culture-internal perspective, in terms of values, norms and beliefs of the speech communities …