This is the first textbook on the linguistic relativity hypothesis, presenting it in user-friendly language, yet analyzing all its premises in systematic ways. The hypothesis claims that there is an intrinsic interconnection between thought, language, and society.
This is the first textbook on the linguistic relativity hypothesis, presenting it in user-friendly language, yet analyzing all its premises in systematic ways. The hypothesis claims that there is an intrinsic interconnection between thought, language, and society.
Marcel Danesi is Full Professor of Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He has written extensively on linguistic and semiotic topics, and was distinguished for his research by the Canadian government with a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada.
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Contents Preface 1. Overview Prologue Background Linguistic Anthropology Linguistic Relativity Investigating Linguistic Relativity Critiques Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 2. Early Research on Linguistic Relativity Prologue Franz Boas and Edward Sapir Lev S. Vygotsky Relevant Research Questions Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 3. The Whorfian Hypothesis Prologue The Hopi Language Critical Reactions Resurgence of Interest Sound Symbolism Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 4. Vocabulary and Grammar Prologue Specialized Vocabulary Kinship Terms Color Terms Grammar Habitual Thought Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 5. Discourse and Translation Prologue Discursive Relativity Translation Machine Translation Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 6. Figurative Language Prologue Conceptual Metaphor Theory Idealized Cognitive Models Extensions Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 7. Computer-Mediated Communication, AI, and Artificial Languages Prologue Computer-Mediated Communication Artificial Intelligence Artificial Languages Epilogue Implications of Linguistic Relativity Concluding Remarks Discussion Questions and Activities Glossary References Index
Contents Preface 1. Overview Prologue Background Linguistic Anthropology Linguistic Relativity Investigating Linguistic Relativity Critiques Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 2. Early Research on Linguistic Relativity Prologue Franz Boas and Edward Sapir Lev S. Vygotsky Relevant Research Questions Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 3. The Whorfian Hypothesis Prologue The Hopi Language Critical Reactions Resurgence of Interest Sound Symbolism Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 4. Vocabulary and Grammar Prologue Specialized Vocabulary Kinship Terms Color Terms Grammar Habitual Thought Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 5. Discourse and Translation Prologue Discursive Relativity Translation Machine Translation Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 6. Figurative Language Prologue Conceptual Metaphor Theory Idealized Cognitive Models Extensions Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 7. Computer-Mediated Communication, AI, and Artificial Languages Prologue Computer-Mediated Communication Artificial Intelligence Artificial Languages Epilogue Implications of Linguistic Relativity Concluding Remarks Discussion Questions and Activities Glossary References Index
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