Books+ Search Results
Defining ‘Eastern Europe’ A Semantic Inquiry into Political Terminology
Author
Title
Defining ‘Eastern Europe’ [electronic resource] : A Semantic Inquiry into Political Terminology / by Piotr Twardzisz.
ISBN
9783319773742
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XVII, 259 p.)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This book offers a linguistic-semantic analysis of the expression ‘Eastern Europe’ in international English-language media discourse and academic discourse. Interdisciplinary in nature, it provides insights beyond semantics and lexicology, commenting on the politics, history, economy and culture of the region. Its thorough analysis of ‘Eastern Europe’ as a linguistic entity, surrounded and affected by other linguistic entities, allows for a systematic description of the term’s linguistic ‘behaviour’ in specialist written discourse. The author measures the ‘quantity’ and ‘quality’ of ‘Eastern Europe’ in specialist discourse, painting a holistic picture of how it appears in English-language quality texts published in the last twenty-five years. This book will appeal to students and scholars of cognitive linguistics, semantics, lexicology and lexicography, and to specialists working on history, political theory and international relations as they relate to Eastern Europe.
Variant and related titles
Springer ebooks.
Other formats
Printed edition:
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 02, 2018
Contents
Chapter 1: Western Perspectives and Vantage Points
Chapter 2: Historical Events and Developments
Chapter 3: Problematic Terms and Concepts
Chapter 4: Dominant Themes and Geographic Components
Chapter 5: Current Data and Statistics
Chapter 6: Meanings and Interpretations
Chapter: 7 Semantic Primes and Definitions.
Subjects
Also listed under
SpringerLink (Online service)
Bookmark As
Citation
