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Anna Wierzbicka

121 works· latest 2025· 4 institutionscluster: provisionalORCID 0000-0002-6074-7865

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Terms of Address as Keys to Culture and Society: German Herr vs. Polish Pan

Acta Philologica·2025·1 author·Open access

5citations

“We”: conceptual semantics, linguistic typology and social cognition

Language Sciences·2020·2 authors·Open access

43citations

Addressing God in European languages: Different meanings, different cultural attitudes

Russian Journal of Linguistics·2020·1 author·Open access

20citations

Słowa klucze. Różne języki – różne kultury

Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego eBooks·2019·1 author·book

12citations

Indirect Reports and Pragmatics in the World Languages

Perspectives in pragmatics, psychology & philosophy·2018·2 authors·book·Open access

38citations

EMOTIONS OF JESUS

Russian Journal of Linguistics·2018·1 author·Open access

23citations

Talking about our Bodies and their Parts in Warlpiri

Australian Journal of Linguistics·2017·2 authors

9citations

Minimal English and How It Can Add to Global English

Springer eBooks·2017·2 authors·chapter

60citations

A whole cloud of culture condensed into a drop of semantics

International Journal of Language and Culture·2015·1 author

14citations

The double life of a bilingual: A cross-cultural perspective

Routledge eBooks·2015·1 author·chapter

13citations

What Does Jukurrpa ('Dreamtime', 'The Dreaming') Mean? A Semantic and Conceptual Journey of Discovery

ANU Open Research (Australian National University)·2015·2 authors·Open access

46citations

CAN THERE BE COMMON KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT A COMMON LANGUAGE?

Common Knowledge·2015·1 author

8citations

Language and cultural scripts

ANU Open Research (Australian National University)·2014·1 author·chapter

40citations

“Pain” and “suffering” in cross-linguistic perspective

International Journal of Language and Culture·2014·1 author

21citations

Evolutionary semantics: using NSM to model stages in human cognitive evolution

Language Sciences·2014·3 authors

23citations

Imprisoned in English

Oxford University Press eBooks·2013·1 author·book

169citations

Words and Meanings

Oxford University Press eBooks·2013·2 authors·book

170citations

Translatability and the scripting of other peoples’ souls

The Australian Journal of Anthropology·2013·1 author

109citations

„Jak tu nie być feministą”. O zapomnianych malarkach polskich w Paryżu w latach 1900–1914

Archiwum Emigracji·2012·1 author·Open access

2citations

Case in NSM

Oxford University Press eBooks·2012·1 author·chapter

38citations

Chapter 14. ‘Advice’ in English and in Russian: A contrastive and cross-cultural perspective

Pragmatics & beyond. New series·2012·1 author·chapter

28citations

Defining ‘the humanities’

Culture & Psychology·2011·1 author

39citations

Experience, evidence, and sense: the hidden cultural legacy of English

Choice Reviews Online·2011·1 author·other

150citations

‘Story’ — An English cultural keyword and a key interpretive tool of Anglo culture

Narrative Inquiry·2010·1 author

11citations

On Emotions and on Definitions: A Response to Izard

Emotion Review·2010·1 author

133citations

1. Cultural scripts and intercultural communication

Mouton eBooks·2010·1 author·chapter

106citations

Semantics and cognition

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science·2010·2 authors

104citations

Experience, Evidence, and Sense

Oxford University Press eBooks·2010·1 author·book

190citations

The “History of Emotions” and the Future of Emotion Research

Emotion Review·2010·1 author·Open access

65citations

Cross-cultural communication and miscommunication: The role of cultural keywords

Intercultural Pragmatics·2010·1 author

28citations

All people eat and drink. Does this mean that 'eat' and 'drink' are universal human concepts?

Typological studies in language·2009·1 author·chapter

92citations

“Reciprocity”

Studies in Language·2009·1 author

33citations

Language and Metalanguage: Key Issues in Emotion Research

Emotion Review·2009·1 author

201citations

Contrastive semantics of physical activity verbs: ‘Cutting’ and ‘chopping’ in English, Polish, and Japanese

Language Sciences·2008·2 authors

86citations

A conceptual basis for research into emotions and bilingualism

Bilingualism Language and Cognition·2008·1 author

12citations

Why there are no ‘colour universals’ in language and thought

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute·2008·1 author

170citations

A conceptual basis for intercultural pragmatics and world-wide understanding

·2008·1 author·chapter

16citations

7. Semantic primes and cultural scripts in language learning and intercultural communication

Converging evidence in language and communication research·2007·2 authors·chapter

88citations

Translating lives : living with two languages and cultures

University of Queensland Press eBooks·2007·2 authors·book

117citations

Two languages, two cultures, one (?) self: Between Polish and English

ANU Open Research (Australian National University)·2007·1 author·chapter

13citations

2. Anglo scripts against “putting pressure” on other people and their linguistic manifestations

Mouton eBooks·2006·1 author·chapter

106citations

The concept of ‘dialogue’ in cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspective

Discourse Studies·2006·1 author

66citations

Bodies and their parts: An NSM approach to semantic typology

Language Sciences·2006·1 author

272citations

English

·2006·1 author·book

452citations

Semantics and Cognition

Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science·2005·2 authors·other

451citations

In Defense of ‘Culture’

Theory & Psychology·2005·1 author

33citations

Emotion, language, and cultural scripts.

American Psychological Association eBooks·2004·1 author·chapter

275citations

The English Expressions Good Boy and Good Girl and Cultural Models of Child Rearing

Culture & Psychology·2004·1 author

36citations

Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics

Cognitive linguistics in practice CLiP·2004·12 authors·book

197citations

Preface: Bilingual Lives, Bilingual Experience

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development·2004·1 author·editorial

77citations

‘Happiness’ in cross-linguistic & cross-cultural perspective

Daedalus·2004·1 author·Open access

114citations

Jewish cultural scripts and the interpretation of the Bible

Journal of Pragmatics·2004·1 author

32citations

English Causative Constructions in an Ethnosyntactic Perspective: Focusing on Let

·2004·1 author·chapter

51citations

Cultural scripts: What are they and what are they good for?

Intercultural Pragmatics·2004·2 authors

331citations

The meaning of the particle lah in Singapore English

Pragmatics & Cognition·2003·2 authors

47citations

?Reasonable man? and ?reasonable doubt?: the English language, Anglo culture and Anglo-American law

International Journal of Speech Language and the Law·2003·1 author

17citations

Cross-Cultural Pragmatics

·2003·1 author·book

657citations

Singapore English: A semantic and cultural perspective

Multilingua·2003·1 author

30citations

Russian Cultural Scripts: The Theory of Cultural Scripts and Its Applications

Ethos·2002·1 author

173citations

Australian cultural scripts—bloody revisited

Journal of Pragmatics·2002·1 author

123citations