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What Mean?
Lynn Visson
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Description for What Mean?
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; CFB; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 220 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
As Lynn Visson explores in this fascinating book, sometimes simply knowing a language is not enough to ensure good communication. Speaking a language without understanding the culture in which it is spoken can lead to misunderstandings and miscommunication. This book explores the problems of language and culture facing both Russians speaking English and Americans speaking Russian. An introduction to the basic issues of the link between language and culture is followed by a discussion of the reasons for some common errors in Russian and English. Numerous practical examples help readers to understand the importance of cultural markers and signposts in ... Read more
As Lynn Visson explores in this fascinating book, sometimes simply knowing a language is not enough to ensure good communication. Speaking a language without understanding the culture in which it is spoken can lead to misunderstandings and miscommunication. This book explores the problems of language and culture facing both Russians speaking English and Americans speaking Russian. An introduction to the basic issues of the link between language and culture is followed by a discussion of the reasons for some common errors in Russian and English. Numerous practical examples help readers to understand the importance of cultural markers and signposts in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780781813228
SKU
V9780781813228
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99-15
About Lynn Visson
Lynn Visson holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, taught Russian language and literature at Columbia University, and was a staff interpreter at the United Nations. She teaches interpretation and translation at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and at other American and European universities. Of Russian background, she is the author of several books including Wedded Strangers: The Challenges of ... Read more
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