On Lying in Russian.

Mondry, Henrietta; Taylor, John R.

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ERIC Number: EJ444568

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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On Lying in Russian.

Mondry, Henrietta; Taylor, John R.

Language and Communication, v12 n2 p133-43 Apr 1992

It is argued that any attempt to explicate the notion of lying can proceed only on a prior understanding of the notion of truth. Two Russian words for "truth" and two for "lie" are examined, and various dimensions of meanings of the pairs are discussed. (17 references) (LB)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Contrastive Linguistics, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Linguistic Theory, Lying, Russian, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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