Languages Cultures Worldviews

Author : Adam Głaz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030285098

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Languages – Cultures – Worldviews by Adam Głaz Pdf

This edited book explores languages and cultures (or linguacultures) from a translation perspective, resting on the assumption that they find expression as linguacultural worldviews. Specifically, it investigates how these worldviews emerge, how they are constructed, shaped and modified in and through translation, understood both as a process and a product. The book’s content progresses from general to specific: from the notions of worldview and translation, through a consideration of how worldviews are shaped in and through language, to a discussion of worldviews in translation, both in macro-scale and in specific details of language structure and use. The contributors to the volume are linguists, linguistic anthropologists, practising translators, and/or translation studies scholars, and the book will be of interest to scholars and students in any of these fields.

Author : Adam Głaz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000452037

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Linguistic Worldview(s) by Adam Głaz Pdf

This book explores the concept of linguistic worldview, which is underpinned by the underlying idea that languages, in their lexicogrammatical structures and patterns of usage, encode interpretations of reality that symbolize, shape, and construct speakers’ cultural experience. The volume traces the development of the linguistic worldview conception from its origins in ancient Greece to 20th-century linguistic relativity, Western ethnosemantics, parallel movements in eastern Europe, and contemporary inquiry into languacultures. It outlines the important theoretical issues, surveys the major approaches, and identifies areas of both convergence and discrepancy between them. By proposing three sample analyses, the book highlights the relevant questions addressed in different but compatible models, as well as identifies possible avenues of their further development. Finally, it considers several domains of potential interest to the linguistic worldview agenda. Because inquiry into linguistic worldviews concerns the sphere of the symbolic and the cultural, it touches upon the very essence of human lives. This book will be of interest to scholars working in cultural linguistics, ethnolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, comparative semantics, and translation studies.

Author : Adam Glaz,David Danaher,Przemyslaw Lozowski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9788376560748

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The Linguistic Worldview by Adam Glaz,David Danaher,Przemyslaw Lozowski Pdf

the book is concerned with the linguistic worldview broadly understood, but it focuses on one particular variant of the idea, its sources, extensions, its critical assessment, and inspirations for related research. This approach is the ethnolinguistic linguistic worldview (LWV) program pursued in Lublin, Poland, and initiated and headed by Jerzy Bartminski. In its basic design, the volume emerged from the theme of the conference held in Lublin in October 2011: "The linguistic worldview or linguistic views of worlds?" If the latter is the case, then what worlds? Is it a case of one language/one worldview? Are there literary or poetic worldviews? Are there auctorial worldviews? Many of the chapters are based on presentations from that conference, and others have been written especially for the volume. Generally, there are four kinds of contributions: (i) a presentation and exemplification of the "Lublin style" LWV approach; (ii) studies inspired by this approach but not following it in detail; (iii) independent but related and compatible research; and (iv) a critical reappraisal of some specific ideas proposed by Jerzy Bartminski and his collaborators.

Author : James W. Underhill
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780748640225

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Humboldt, Worldview and Language by James W. Underhill Pdf

With the loss of many of the world's languages, it is important to question what will be lost to humanity with their demise. It is frequently argued that a language engenders a 'worldview', but what do we mean by this term? Attributed to German politician and philologist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), the term has since been adopted by numerous linguists. Within specialist circles it has become associated with what is known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis which suggests that the nature of a language influences the thought of its speakers and that different language patterns yield different patterns of thought.Underhill's concise and rigorously researched book clarifies the main ideas and proposals of Humboldt's linguistic philosophy and demonstrates the way his ideas can be adopted and adapted by thinkers and linguists today. A detailed glossary of terms is provided in order to clarify key concepts and to translate the German terms used by Humboldt.

Author : Nicole Note,R. Fornet-Betancourt,J. Estermann,Diederik AERTS
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781402057540

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Worldviews and Cultures by Nicole Note,R. Fornet-Betancourt,J. Estermann,Diederik AERTS Pdf

Globalization brings people and cultures together, producing, in addition to deep and rich encounters, exclusion, racism, xenophobia and asymmetries. The present book takes these issues implicitly as its starting point by thoroughly reflecting on them from a perspective of worldviews, as one of many approaches. More specifically, it focuses on people’s implicit and explicit interpretations and assumptions of the world, of themselves and of others. Often deeply rooted and hard to change, they have an important function, for without them we would continually need to question what we do and what we think. In their absolutist form, these assumptions may become a barrier for open-mindedness, and hence for deep intercultural understanding and exchange. We need to find a balance between both stances. Intercultural philosophy tries to fulfil this role, on the one hand by comparing different cultures on a deep philosophical level, and as a way to better understand each other’s core assumptions, and on the other hand by arguing for an intercultural philosophy grounded in specific cases. The contributions of this book conceive of "another possible world" which does not condemn cultural and religious diversity as a detonator for "Clashes of Civilizations", but rather welcomes it as a source of inspiration for all and of respect for the "different".

Author : Adam Głaz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8376560727

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The Linguistic Worldview by Adam Głaz Pdf

The book is concerned with the questions posed in Jerzy Bartmi?ski's (Lublin, Poland) linguistic worldview program: What is the linguistic worldview? Does one language contain one worldview? Are there literary, poetic, or auctorial worldviews? Some chapters have been inspired by this approach but do not follow it in detail, a few present independent but related research, while others still offer a critical reappraisal.

Author : Lidia Guzy,James Kapaló
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783643906441

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Marginalised and Endangered Worldviews by Lidia Guzy,James Kapaló Pdf

"The study of worldviews marginalized by mainstream modernity is an eminently important undertaking. It helps us better recognise, cherish and keep the values of traditions and practices that exist. This is important, when the uniform vision of the world heaped on us from the medias, modernist political movements and ideologies, revealed itself as unreal and fake, rendering it evident that the modern utopia of enlightened rationality is just a delirious nightmare."--Arpad Szakolczai, Professor of Sociology, U. College Cork. ***This book fosters dialogue on critical problems faced by endangered indigenous cultures and marginalised communities. The ethos is collaborative and comparative describing the implications for global society of the destruction and impoverishment of human and ecological cultural diversity. (Series: Ethnology: Research and Science / Ethnologie: Forschung und Wissenschaft, Vol. 26) [Subject: Sociology, Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Politics, Globalization, Cultural Studies]

Author : James W Underhill
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780748688678

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Creating Worldviews by James W Underhill Pdf

Reflecting upon language and the role metaphor plays in patterning ideas and thought, Underhill analyses the discourse of several languages in recent history.

Author : Agnieszka Gicala
Publisher : Peter Lang D
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3631861362

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Translating a Worldview by Agnieszka Gicala Pdf

The book offers a view of the translation of a literary text as a reconstruction of the non-standard linguistic worldview embedded in that text, and emerging from the standard, conventional worldview present in a given language and culture. This translation strategy (and the ensuing detailed decisions) is explained via the metaphor of two icebergs, representing the source and target texts as iceberg tips, resting on the vast foundations of the source and target languages and cultures. This thesis is illustrated by analyses of English translations of two poems by Wisława Szymborska, the 1996 Nobel Prize winner: ,,Rozmowa z kamieniem" (Conversation with a Stone/Rock) and ,,Chmury" (Clouds).

Author : James W. Underhill
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780748647002

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Creating Worldviews by James W. Underhill Pdf

Encouraging readers to reflect upon language and the role metaphor plays in patterning ideas and thought, this book first offers a critical introduction to metaphor theory as it has emerged over the past thirty years in the States. James W. Underhill then widens the scope of metaphor theory by investigating not only the worldview our language offers us, but also the worldviews which we adapt in our own ideological and personal interpretations of the world.This book explores new avenues in metaphor theory in the work of contemporary French, German and Czech scholars. Detailed case studies marry metaphor theory with discourse analysis in order to investigate the ways the Czech language was reshaped by communist discourse, and the way fascism emerged in the German language. The third case study turns metaphor theory on its head: instead of looking for metaphors in language, it describes the way language systems (French & English) are understood in terms of metaphorically-framed concepts evolving over t

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004691674

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The Abyss as a Concept for Cultural Theory by Anonim Pdf

This edited volume provides a comparative exploration of corresponding concepts of the abyss in various languages and cultures. Fourteen chapters investigate ancient cultures such as Hebrew, Ancient Greek, Sanskrit and Old Norse, but also more contemporary American, African and Asian languages, such as Hawaiian, Umbundu, Chinese and Khasi, as well as European languages, such as German, Estonian, English, French, Polish and Russian. The book combines ethnolinguistics with history of ideas, literature, folklore, religion and translation, based on the conviction that language and our linguistic concepts give evidence of and shape our ideas about the world and about ourselves.

Author : Carsten Levisen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783111337432

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Postcolonial Semantics by Carsten Levisen Pdf

Author : Joseph Shaules
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811505874

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Language, Culture, and the Embodied Mind by Joseph Shaules Pdf

There is an odd contradiction at the heart of language and culture learning: Language and culture are, so to speak, two sides of a single coin—language reflects the thinking, values and worldview of its speakers. Despite this, there is a persistent split between language and culture in the classroom. Foreign language pedagogy is often conceptualized in terms of gaining knowledge and practicing skills, while cultural learning goals are often conceptualized in abstract terms, such as awareness or criticality. This book helps resolve this dilemma. Informed by brain and mind sciences, its core message is that language and culture learning can both be seen as a single, interrelated process—the embodiment of dynamic systems of meaning into the intuitive mind. This deep learning process is detailed in the form of the Developmental Model of Linguaculture Learning (DMLL). Grounded in dynamic skill theory, the DMLL describes four developmental levels of language and culture learning, which represents a subtle, yet important shift in language and culture pedagogy. Rather than asking how to add culture into language education, we should be seeking ways to make language and culture learning deeper—more integrated, embodied, experiential and transformational. This book provides a theoretical approach, including practical examples, for doing so.

Author : Betty Bastien,Jürgen W. Kremer
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Knowledge, Theory of
ISBN : 9781552381090

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Blackfoot Ways of Knowing by Betty Bastien,Jürgen W. Kremer Pdf

Blackfoot Ways of Knowing is a journey into the heart and soul of Blackfoot culture. In sharing her personal story of "coming home" to reclaim her identity within that culture, Betty Bastien offers us a gateway into traditional Blackfoot ways of understanding and experiencing the world.

Author : Madasu Bhaskara Rao,Abhilasha Singh,Pulaparthi Mallika Rao
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781802628975

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Worldviews and Values in Higher Education by Madasu Bhaskara Rao,Abhilasha Singh,Pulaparthi Mallika Rao Pdf

Providing a much-needed global perspective-based analysis of the issue of educational values, this volume examines how higher education cultures are embedded within and heavily influenced by national cultures, norms, and structures through the lenses of Teaching, Learning, Curricula, and Assessment.