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The Unique Conception of “Homeland” in Danish

Aleksander Kacprzak
Scandinavian Studies, October 2024, 96 (4) 94-120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/sca.96.4.94
Aleksander Kacprzak
Aleksander Kacprzak is a cognitive ethnolinguist and Assistant Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. His research is centered around the notion of (linguistic) worldview, and the ties between language, culture and cognition.
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