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Direct linkBobda, Augustin Simo – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2009
A word, even when considered monosemic, generally has a cluster of meanings, depending on the mental representation of the referent by the speaker/writer or listener/reader. The variation is even more noticeable across cultures. This paper investigates the different ways in which cultural knowledge helps in the interpretation of English lexical…
Descriptors: Lexicography, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
