Download or read book Testing Linguistic Relativity The Rediscovery of a Controversial Theory written by Lena Hahner and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2017-04-26 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Heidelberg (Anglistisches Seminar), course: Psycholinguistics, language: English, abstract: This term paper deals with different approaches in linguistic relativity research, proving the thesis that the question whether linguistic relativity does or does not exist cannot be answered with a simple yes or no, but that the answer lies in between. The theoretical framework will be provided by an overview of the theory of linguistic relativity, whose history of origins will be introduced briefly in the beginning, followed by a review of its criticism. Subsequently, two studies will be presented and interpreted, one trying to prove and one trying to disprove the hypothesis

Download or read book Evidence for Linguistic Relativity written by Susanne Niemeier and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume has arisen from the 26th International LAUD Symposium on "Humboldt and Whorf Revisited. Universal and Culture-Specific Conceptualizations in Grammar and Lexis." While contrasting two or more languages, the papers in this volume either provide empirical evidence confirming hypotheses related to linguistic relativity, or deal with methodological issues of empirical research.These new approaches to Whorf's hypotheses do not focus on mere theorizing but provide more and more empirical evidence gathered over the last years. They prove in a very sophisticated way that Whorf's ideas were very lucid ones, even if Whorf's insights were framed in a terminology which lacked the flexibility of linguistic categories developed over the last quarter of this century, especially in cognitive linguistics. To date, there is sufficient proof to claim that linguistic relativity is indeed a vital issue, and the current volume confirms a more general trend for rehabilitating Whorf's theory complex and also offers evidence for it. It contains articles written by scholars from various fields of linguistics including phonology, psycholinguistics, language acquisition, historical linguistics, anthropological linguistics and (cross-)cultural semantics, which all contribute to a re-evaluation and partial reformulation of Whorf's thinking.

Download or read book Linguistic Relativity written by Caleb Everett and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The claim that crosslinguistic disparities foster differences in nonlinguistic thought, often referred to as 'linguistic relativity', has for some time been the subject of intense debate. For much of that time the debate was not informed by much experimental work. Recently, however, there has been an explosion of research on linguistic relativity, carried out by numerous scholars interested in the interaction between language and nonlinguistic cognition. This book surveys the rapidly accruing research on this topic, much of it carried out in the last decade. Structured so as to be accessible to students and scholars in linguistics, psychology, and anthropology, it first introduces crucial concepts in the study of language and cognition. It then explores the relevant experimentally oriented research, focusing independently on the evidence for relativistic effects in spatial orientation, temporal perception, number recognition, color discrimination, object/substance categorization, gender construal, as well as other facets of cognition. This is the only book to extensively survey the recent work on linguistic relativity, and should serve as a critical resource for those concerned with the topic.

Download or read book Linguistic Relativity versus Innate Ideas written by Julia M. Penn and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Testing the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis on the Examples of English and Russian written by Eva Skok Lamut and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The master's thesis is concerned with the linguistic relativity hypothesis, also known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which states that structural and lexical properties of a language not only reflect, but also influence how its speakers perceive the world around them (Miller 2009, 1). The hypothesis is tested empirically by examining whether structural differences between English and Russian are reflected in personality differences between English and Russian speakers, and whether the use of contrasting grammatical features in otherwise identical sentences affects their interpretation. The two psychological features tested are emotional expressivity and the locus of control, paired with their corresponding contrasting grammatical features consisting of the use of adjectives vs. emotive verbs to express emotion, and the prevalence of agentive vs. non-agentive constructions in the two languages, as delineated in the works of Anna Wierzbicka. It is therefore important to remember that the results of the study refer to her specific application of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis on English and Russian, and to the linguistic relativity hypothesis in general.

Download or read book Ideologies of Linguistic Relativity written by Ferruccio Rossi-Landi and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "Ideologies of Linguistic Relativity".

Download or read book Two Tests of Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis Tense and Gender written by 蘇瑞如 and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Relativity Principle in Language written by Kathrin Ehlen and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Paderborn (Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Metaphor and Metonymy, language: English, abstract: For hundreds of years scholars have been pondering on the interconnection of language and thought with in some points corresponding and in some points differing results. Two important protagonists in this discussion were Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) and Leo Weisgerber (1899-1985), whose positions to this question I am trying to set out in this paper. As the theme is very complex, I shall at least attempt to point out some aspects, which seem especially important to me. All the authors I consulted agree that Humboldt's theory cannot be comprehended without considering the philosophical background. Not being a student of philosophy, conceiving this part of the paper was very difficult for me. I tried to do my best by picking out those aspects of his philosophical ideas which I thought indispensable for the understanding of his doctrines.

Download or read book Benjamin Lee Whorf written by Peter C. Rollins and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Typewritten manuscript, with photocopies of the published volume's title page, verso, and a portrait of Benjamin Lee Whorf.

Download or read book Historical Perspectives on the Theory of Linguistic Relativity written by Stephanie Adair-Toteff and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Relativizing Linguistic Relativity written by Ingrid Björk and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Linguistic Relativity Theory in the Pacific written by Robin Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Basic Color Terms written by Brent Berlin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the psychophysical and neurophysical determinants of cross-linguistic constraints on the shape of color lexicons.

Download or read book The Philosophical Essence of the Theory of Linguistic Relativity written by G. A. Brutyan and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Problems with Whorf s Hypothesis Sapir Whorf Linguistic Relativity Determinism written by Kenneth Wayne Arnold and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Script Effects as the Hidden Drive of the Mind Cognition and Culture written by Hye K. Pae and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access volume reveals the hidden power of the script we read in and how it shapes and drives our minds, ways of thinking, and cultures. Expanding on the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis (i.e., the idea that language affects the way we think), this volume proposes the “Script Relativity Hypothesis” (i.e., the idea that the script in which we read affects the way we think) by offering a unique perspective on the effect of script (alphabets, morphosyllabaries, or multi-scripts) on our attention, perception, and problem-solving. Once we become literate, fundamental changes occur in our brain circuitry to accommodate the new demand for resources. The powerful effects of literacy have been demonstrated by research on literate versus illiterate individuals, as well as cross-scriptal transfer, indicating that literate brain networks function differently, depending on the script being read. This book identifies the locus of differences between the Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans, and between the East and the West, as the neural underpinnings of literacy. To support the “Script Relativity Hypothesis”, it reviews a vast corpus of empirical studies, including anthropological accounts of human civilization, social psychology, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, applied linguistics, second language studies, and cross-cultural communication. It also discusses the impact of reading from screens in the digital age, as well as the impact of bi-script or multi-script use, which is a growing trend around the globe. As a result, our minds, ways of thinking, and cultures are now growing closer together, not farther apart.