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Sep 1, 2023 · The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that the grammatical and verbal structure of a person's language influences how they perceive the world. It emphasizes that language either determines or influences one's thoughts.
The linguistic relativity hypothesis, the proposal that the particular language we speak influences the way we think about reality, forms one part of the broader question of how language influences thought.
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Sep 21, 2023 · Linguistic relativity, often referred to as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, is a linguistics theory that language can shape our perceptions of reality and control our thoughts. As a result, people who speak different languages may have fundamentally different lenses through which they see reality.
Differentiate linguistic relativity and linguistic determinism. 3. Define the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (against more pop-culture takes on it) and situate it in a broader theoretical context/history. 4. Provide examples of linguistic relativity through examples related to time, space, metaphors, etc.
This article explores the treatment of linguistic relativity within works generally representative of cognitive linguistics and presents a survey of classic and more modern (pre- and post-1980s) research within linguistics, anthropology, and psychology.
Empirical research on linguistic relativity faces three methodological challenges. First, it must identify and characterize a language contrast where the semantic structures of different languages produce distinct referential interpretations.
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Jul 26, 2016 · This article outlines the history of empirical research on linguistic relativity, surveys current research, and appraises critically the trends of the past decade, highlighting conceptual and methodological issues.
