Publications

Publication details [#52768]

Dirven, René, Ning Yu, Susanne Niemeier and Farzad Sharifian, eds. 2008. Culture, Body, and Language. Conceptualizations of Internal Body Organs across Cultures and Languages. (Applications of Cognitive Linguistics 7). De Gruyter. x+431 pp.

Publication type

Book – edited volume

Publication language

English

Keywords

body part terminology | conceptualization | crosscultural context | crosslinguistic perspective | culture

Annotation

This volume provides a crosscultural and crosslinguistic study of the interface between body, language and culture, focusing on conceptualizations of the heart and other internal body organs.