The Linguistic Worldview
Ethnolinguistics, Cognition, and Culture
By: Adam Glaz, David Danaher, Przemyslaw Lozowski
About This Book
the book is concerned with the linguistic worldview broadly understood, but it focuses on one particular variant of the idea, its sources, extensions, its critical assessment, and inspirations for related research. This approach is the ethnolinguistic linguistic worldview (LWV) program pursued in Lublin, Poland, and initiated and headed by Jerzy Bartminski. In its basic design, the volume emerged from the theme of the conference held in Lublin in October 2011: "The linguistic worldview or linguistic views of worlds?" If the latter is the case, then what worlds? Is it a case of one language/one worldview? Are there literary or poetic worldviews? Are there auctorial worldviews? Many of the chapters are based on presentations from that conference, and others have been written especially for the volume. Generally, there are four kinds of contributions: (i) a presentation and exemplification of the "Lublin style" LWV approach; (ii) studies inspired by this approach but not following it in detail; (iii) independent but related and compatible research; and (iv) a critical reappraisal of some specific ideas proposed by Jerzy Bartminski and his collaborators.
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The book "The Linguistic Worldview(s): Approaches and Applications" by Adam Głaz does not include David Danaher or Przemyslaw Lozowski as co-authors. The correct author is Adam Głaz, who is affiliated with Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. Here is a comprehensive overview of the book:
Key Themes
The book explores the concept of the linguistic worldview, which posits that languages encode interpretations of reality through their lexicogrammatical structures and patterns of usage. This perspective shapes and constructs speakers' cultural experiences. The volume delves into the development of this concept from its origins in ancient Greece to 20th-century linguistic relativity, Western ethnosemantics, and contemporary inquiry into languacultures.
Plot Summary
The book traces the historical and theoretical evolution of the linguistic worldview conception. It outlines the important theoretical issues, surveys major approaches, and identifies areas of both convergence and discrepancy between them. The volume includes three sample analyses to highlight relevant questions addressed in different but compatible models. It also proposes possible avenues for further development and considers several domains of potential interest to the linguistic worldview agenda.
Critical Reception
While there is no specific critical reception available in the sources provided, the book is intended for scholars working in cultural linguistics, ethnolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, comparative semantics, and translation studies. The book's comprehensive approach and historical scope make it a valuable resource for understanding the symbolic and cultural dimensions of language.
Product Details
- ISBN-13: 9781032081670
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date: May 31, 2023
- Series: Routledge Studies in Linguistics
- Pages: 240
- Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
About the Author
Adam Głaz is a researcher in cognitive and cultural linguistics, linguistic worldview, and translation. He has authored two monographs and several dozen articles, and has edited or co-edited ten volumes, including Languages-Cultures-Worldviews: Focus on Translation (2019).