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Landscape and culture : cross-linguistic perspectives /

"The relationship between landscape and culture seen through language is an exciting and increasingly explored area. This ground-breaking book contributes to the linguistic examination of both cross-cultural variation and unifying elements in geographical categorization. The study focuses on th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bromhead, Helen, 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018]
Colección:Cognitive linguistic studies in cultural contexts ; v. 9.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Landscape and culture: An overview
  • Flowing-water places: River, Fleuve, Karu
  • Elevated places: Mountain, hill, puli
  • Semantics by "the sea": The beach, the coast, the shore
  • Desert in Australian English and Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara eco-zones
  • Human intent in the landscape: Paddocks and meadows
  • The bush in Australian English.