Understanding cultures through their key words : English, Russian, Polish, German, and Japanese

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Research for this book was supported by a grant from the Australian Research Council, which enabled me to obtain valuable research assistance throughout this project. I am extremely grateful to my very able research assistant, Helen O'Loghlin, whose help, both intellectual and organizational, was indispensable. I would also like to express my gratitude to colleagues who read and commented on some of the chapters of this book, and in particular to Andrzej Bogusrawski, Cliff Goddard, Igor Mel'cuk, and Alan Rumsey. Cliff Goddard read the whole manuscript and was, as always, more than generous with criticisms and suggestions for improvement. I would also like to acknowledge, with thanks, the contribution of my daughter Mary Besemeres, who has discussed with me many of the issues raised in this book and has contributed valuable ideas, observations, and references. Finally, it is a pleasure to express my special thanks to Ellalene Seymour for her unfailingly efficient, thoughtful and good-humored typing and editing of the successive drafts of the book.