Languages and Worldview
by Manon Allard-Kropp
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Changes to a variety of OER works were made by Manon Allard-Kropp in the Department of Language and Cultural Studies to tailor the text to fit the needs of the Languages and World View course at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Materials from the original sources have been combined, reorganized, and added to by the current author, and any conceptual or typographical errors are the responsibility of the current author. 
Book Description
Asking and answering questions about what culture entails and examines the fundamental properties and intertwining nature of language and culture. This text explores linguistic relativity, lexical differences among languages and intercultural communication, including high and low contexts.Changes to a variety of OER works were made by Manon Allard-Kropp in the Department of Language and Cultural Studies to tailor the text to fit the needs of the Languages and World View course at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Materials from the original sources have been combined, reorganized, and added to by the current author, and any conceptual or typographical errors are the responsibility of the current author.
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Table of Contents
Part 1
Language and Culture: Concepts and Definitions
Part 2
Conveying Meaning
Part 3
The Ethnolinguistic Perspective
Part 4
Language, Worldviews, and Intercultural Communication
Book Details
Title
Languages and Worldview
Subject
Education and Teaching
Publisher
UMSL
Published
2020
Pages
76
Edition
1
Language
English
PDF Size
3.1 MB
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