English: meaning and culture

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Language and Culture Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Linguistics and language evolution

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PART I. MEANING, HISTORY AND CULTURE 1. English as a universe 2. Anglo scripts as seen through Middle Eastern eyes PART II. ENGLISH WORDS, FROM PHILOSOPHY TO EVERYDAY DISCOURSE 3. The story of RIGHT and WRONG and its implications 4. Being REASONABLE: A key Anglo value and its roots 5. Being FAIR: Another key Anglo value and its underpinnings PART III. ANGLO CULTURE REFLECTED IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR 6. The English Causatives: Causation and interpersonal relations 7. I THINK: The rise of epistemic phrases in modern English 8. PROBABLY: English epistemic adverbs and their significance PART IV. CONCLUSION 9. The cultural baggage of English and its significance in the world at large

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