Francis Jeffry Pelletier, Ryan M Nefdt

Linguistic Relativity

An Essential Guide to Past Debates and Future Prospects

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Produktbeschreibung

Linguistic Relativity is an introduction to linguistic relativism which delves into its historical antecedents as well as its contemporary applications

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197799833
• ISBN-10: 0197799833
• Artikelnr.: 73665244

Autorenporträt

Francis Jeffry Pelletier is a Professor Emeritus, Philosophy and Computing Science at the University of Alberta and Professor Emeritus, Philosophy and Linguistics and Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Science (2004-2010) at the Simon Fraser University. He is the author of countless journal articles and book chapters in linguistics, cognitive science, computer science, logic, and philosophy. Ryan M. Nefdt is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and a Professor of Philosophy who works on issues in linguistics, cognitive science, and AI at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of Language, Science and Structure (OUP 2023), as well as numerous articles and book chapters in linguistics and philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgment
1: Basic Linguistic Relativity A Quick Sketch
2: Some Historical Antecedents of Linguistic Relativity
3: Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf: Lives, Research, and Whorfianism
4: Three Interpretations of Linguistic Relativity
5: Linguistic Relativity and Cognitive Science
6: Conclusion: Whorf and Relativity-Yes? or No?
7: Afterword
Bibliography
Index