LEXIS - THE STUDY OF LEXICON ACROSS CULTURAL IDENTITIES AND TEXTUAL GENRES - International Conference
Luogo:
University of Verona
Periodo:
11-13 November 2010
Casa editrice:
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN:
9781443835091
Parole chiave:
English language; Culture; Lexicon
Breve descrizione dei contenuti:
The book is a metaphorical journey through the English lexicon, viewed as a vehicle and a mirror of cultural identity.
From the translatability of phrases and metaphors to genre-specific terms, from English as a Lingua Franca to English language teaching, the studies collected here testify to the fact that in English – and overall in language – word contextualization or lack of contextualization impinges on linguistic utterances and leads to differing interpretations of the textual message.
The book may be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students who are concerned with the study of the English lexicon, bearing in mind that lexicon provides the bricks of any language and language, in turn, needs the cornerstone of Culture to stand firmly and thrive.
Facchinetti, Roberta,
A Cultural Journey through the English Lexicon in A Cultural Journey through the English Lexicon
, Cambridge Scholars Publishing
, Atti di "LEXIS - THE STUDY OF LEXICON ACROSS CULTURAL IDENTITIES AND TEXTUAL GENRES - International Conference"
, University of Verona
, 11-13 November 2010
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