Language Diversity and Thought - A Reformulation of the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

Klappentext 'Language diversity and thought' examines the Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity hypothesis: the proposal that the grammar of the particular language we speak affects the way we think about reality. Zusammenfassung The Sapir–Whorf linguistic relativity hypothesis proposes that the grammar of the particular language we spwak affects the way we think about reality. This book reviews the various lines of empirical inquiry which arose in America in response to this hypothesis, and proposes a new approach to future empirical research. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Development of the linguistic relativity hypothesis in America: Boas and Sapir; 2. Development of the linguistic relativity hypothesis in America: Whorf; 3. Approaches in anthropological linguistics: typical ethnographic case studies; 4. Approaches in anthropological linguistics: theoretical and methodological advances; 5. Approaches in comparative psycholinguistics: experimental studies on the lexical coding of colour; 6. Approaches in comparative psycholinguistics: experimental studies on grammatical categories; 7. Overview and assessment of previous empirical research; Notes; References; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John A. Lucy
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.07.1992
• EAN: 9780521387972
• ISBN: 978-0-521-38797-2
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 230 mm x 22 mm
• Serie: Studies in the Social & Cultur
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature