Book Review: English: Meaning and Culture. By Anna Wierzbicka. New York: Oxford University Press,2006. vi + 352. ISBN: 0-19-517474-7;0-19-517475-5 (pbk)
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Book Review: English: Meaning and Culture. By Anna Wierzbicka. New York: Oxford University Press,2006. vi + 352. ISBN: 0-19-517474-7;0-19-517475-5 (pbk)
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