Imprisoned in English argues that in the present English-dominated world, social sciences and the...

In this highly interdisciplinary work, linguist Anna Wierzbicka casts new light on the words of J...

It is widely accepted that English is the first truly global language and lingua franca. Its domi...

This fascinating book explores the bodily expression of emotion in worldwide and culture-specific...

Wierzbicka demonstrates that every language has its 'key concepts' (expressed in key words) and t...

Conceptual primitives and semantic universals are the cornerstones of a semantic theory which Ann...

This volume aims to enrich the current interdisciplinary theoretical discussion of human emo-tion...

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This book is based on two ideas: first, that any language-English no less than any other-represen...

Not everything that can be said in one language can be said in another. The lexicons of different...

This fascinating book explores the bodily expression of emotion in worldwide and culture-specific...

This book offers an unpacked version of the Nicene Creed, which is the defining statement of beli...

Lingua Mentalis

This book is based on two ideas: first, that any language-English no less than any other-represen...

Many people today, both Christians and non-Christians, are confused about or unaware of the essen...

This volume examines the ten most popular fictional narratives in early modern Europe between 147...