In Search of the Cultural Motivation in Language
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- ISBN 9783631812501
- Weight: 324g
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 19 Feb 2020
- Publisher: Peter Lang AG
- Publication City/Country: CH
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book aims to expose a panchronic outlook on motivation behind the word within the paradigm of cognitive linguistics. On the example of girl and woman used in "Dubliners", the author emphasises the impact of culture on human conceptualisation which, in turn, can be traced in language. The results of her analysis reveal that the linguistic sign is not an arbitrary pairing of form and meaning, but rather a language unit motivated by culture.
This book will be of interest to those who wish to look more closely at the relationship between language, culture and human mind. Readers interested in Joyce will also find a great dose of cultural and biographical facts related to his life as well as his vision of females as conceptualised in "Dubliners".
Izabela Jarosz is an assistant professor at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. Her major areas of interest include cognitive and cultural linguistics as well as second language acquisition.
