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Semantic primes and cultural scripts in language learning and intercultural communication

Cliff Goddard, Anna Wierzbicka

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    Abstract

    Because meaning is fundamental to language and culture, a practical technique for describing meanings and transposing them across languages has multiple practical applications. This chapter 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.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationApplied Cultural Linguistics: Implications for second language learning and intercultural communication
    EditorsFarzad Sharifian, Gary B Palmer
    Place of PublicationAmsterdam, Netherlands
    PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company
    Pages105-124
    Edition1
    ISBN (Print)9789027238948, 9027238944
    Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 2007

    Publication series

    NameConverging Evidence in Language and Communication Research (CELCR)
    Number7

    Keywords

    • Linguistic Structures (incl Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics)

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