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Linguistic Relativity Today
Language, Mind, Society, and the Foundations of Linguistic Anthropology
Taschenbuch von Marcel Danesi
Sprache: Englisch

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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.
Über den Autor

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780367431723
ISBN-10: 0367431726
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Danesi, Marcel
Hersteller: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Maße: 229 x 156 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Marcel Danesi
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.03.2021
Gewicht: 0,259 kg
Artikel-ID: 128404634
Über den Autor

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780367431723
ISBN-10: 0367431726
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Danesi, Marcel
Hersteller: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Maße: 229 x 156 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Marcel Danesi
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.03.2021
Gewicht: 0,259 kg
Artikel-ID: 128404634
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