How Long to Read Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words

How Long Does it Take to Read Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words by Anna Wierzbicka

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book develops the dual themes that languages can differ widely in their vocabularies, and are also sensitive indices to the cultures to which they belong. Wierzbicka seeks to demonstrate that every language has "key concepts," expressed in "key words," which reflect the core values of a given culture. She shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared, and explained to outsiders through their key concepts, and that the analytical framework necessary for this purpose is provided by the "natural semantic metalanguage," based on lexical universals, that the author and colleagues...

How long is Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words?

Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words by Anna Wierzbicka is 328 pages long, and a total of 84,624 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 42 minutes to read Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words aloud.

What Reading Level is Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words?

Understanding Cultures through Their Key Words is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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