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1 online resource (xvi, 369 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory,
0304-0763 ;
v. 199
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 199.
0304-0763
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Papers presented at the 26th International LAUD Symposium entitled, "Humboldt and whorf revisited" held April 1-5, 1998, at the Gerhard Mercator University in Duisburg, Germany. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
About a century after the year Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897-1941) was born, his theory complex is still the object of keen interest to linguists. Rencently, scholars have argued that it was not his theory complex itself, but an over-simplified, reduced section taken out of context that has become known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis that has met with so much resistance among linguists over the last few decades. Not only did Whorf present his views much more subtly than most people would believe, but he also dealt with a great number of other issues in his work. Taking Whorf s own notion of linguistic relativity as a starting point, this volume explores the relation between language, mind and experience through its historical development, Whorf s own writing, its misinterpretations, various theoretical and methodological issues and a closer look at a few specific issues in his work. |
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EXPLORATIONS IN LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; Introduction; Towards a 'Full Pedigree' of the 'Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis': From Locke to Lucy; How relativistic are Humboldt's "Weltansichten"?; When is 'Linguistic Relativity' Whorf's Linguistic Relativity?; Linguistic Relativity and Translation; Humboldt, Whorf and the Roots of Ecolinguistics; Loci of Diversity and Convergence in Thought and Language; On Linguocentrism; From the Jurassic Dark: Linguistic Relativity as Evolutionary Necessity. |
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Neuro-Cognitive Structure in the Interplay of Language and ThoughtLanguage and Thought: Collective Tools for Individual Use; Ontological Classifiers as Polycentric Categories, as Seen in Shona Class 3 Nouns; Linguistic Relativity and the Plasticity of Categorization: Universalism in a New Key; Linguistic Relativity as a Function of Ideological Deixis; Why We Subject Incorporate (in English): A Post-Whorfian View; Metalinguistic Awareness in Linguistic Relativity: Cultural and Subcultural Practices Across Chinese Dialect Communities; Subject Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis -- Congresses.
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. |
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Language and culture -- Congresses.
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Language and culture. |
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Thought and thinking -- Congresses.
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Thought and thinking. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Pütz, Martin, 1955-
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Verspoor, Marjolyn.
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International L.A.U.D.-Symposium (26th : 1998 : Duisburg, Germany)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Explorations in linguistic relativity. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, 2000 9789027237064 (DLC) 00021132 (OCoLC)43323688 |
| ISBN |
9789027283757 (electronic book) |
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9027283753 (electronic book) |
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1556199775 |
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9781556199776 |
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9027237069 |
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9789027237064 |
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