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The book serves as a collection of articles concerning different approaches to the notion of ‘place’ in terms of contrastive studies. Out of eight articles, the first four concentrate on the place of conceptualization in languages. Next two contributions discuss the notion of ‘place’ from a more literal point of view, concentrating on the role of case and prepositional systems in the expression of place as well as on the concept of place from the pragmatic point of view, as discursive representation of places in Polish and American cultures is analysed. The third part of the book contains two articles focusing on language contact. Each of the above-mentioned contributions provides an inspiring approach to contrastive studies and further research.

Contrastive linguistics.

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After a period of crisis in the 1960s, Contrastive Analysis has now regained its firm position, although in a different form and with broader goals. This collection of papers reflects the scope of research and the range of interest of linguists who are involved in contrastive linguistics research. The volume contains 35 contributions by 37 authors from 13 different countries and includes an Index of names and an Index of terms.

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Comparative linguistics --- Contrastive linguistics --- Contrastive linguistics.

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This dissertation, authored by Shujun Wan, presents a contrastive analysis of rhetorical structures in argumentative texts written by Chinese advanced learners of German and native German speakers. Utilizing the Rhetorical Structure Theory, the study examines 40 texts to identify differences and similarities in rhetorical strategies, focusing on the organization of introductions, main bodies, and conclusions. The research highlights distinct strategies employed by Chinese learners, such as the frequent use of the 'Background' relation, compared to the 'Reason' relation prevalent in German texts. Influencing factors including cultural, educational, and societal aspects are explored, leading to didactic recommendations to enhance Chinese learners' German writing skills. The work contributes to language acquisition research and provides insights for developing teaching approaches in China.

Contrastive linguistics. --- Rhetoric. --- Contrastive linguistics --- Rhetoric