Rethinking Linguistic Relativity

Rethinking Linguistic Relativity

Linguistic relativity is discussed after being discounted for some time. The theory states that the semantic structures of different languages might be fundamentally incommensurable, with consequences for the way in which speakers of specific languages might think and act.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current anthropology 1991-12, Vol.32 (5), p.613-623
Hauptverfasser: Gumperz, John J., Levinson, Stephen C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Behavior
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive anthropology
Cognitive linguistics
Cognitive psychology
Cultural anthropology
Indexicality
Language
Languages
Linguistic anthropology
Linguistic relativity
Linguistic universals
Linguistics
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Zusammenfassung:Linguistic relativity is discussed after being discounted for some time. The theory states that the semantic structures of different languages might be fundamentally incommensurable, with consequences for the way in which speakers of specific languages might think and act.
ISSN:0011-3204
1537-5382
DOI:10.1086/204009