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Publication details [#45351]
Goddard, Cliff and Anna Wierzbicka. 2007. Semantic primes and cultural scripts in language learning and intercultural communication. In Palmer, Gary B. and Farzad Sharifian, eds. Applied Cultural Linguistics. Implications for second language learning and intercultural communication. (Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research 7). John Benjamins. pp. 105–124.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
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Place, Publisher
John Benjamins
Annotation
Because meaning is fundamental to language and culture, a practical technique for describing meanings and transposing them across languages has multiple practical applications. This paper demonstrates several applications of the NSM approach to semantics: as a guide to core vocabulary in the early L2 syllabus, as a means of writing cultural scripts and interpreting cultural key words for language learners, and as the basis for a culture-neutral international auxiliary language. Illustrative material is drawn from English, Russian, and Korean.