The language hoax : why the world looks the same in any language /

"Japanese has a term that covers both green and blue. Russian has separate terms for dark and light blue. Does this mean that Russians perceive these colors differently from Japanese people? Does language control and limit the way we think, such that each language gives its speakers a different...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McWhorter, John H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Language and culture.
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
Langage et culture.
Hypothèse de Sapir-Whorf.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Language and culture
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Sapir-Whorf-Hypothese
Etnolingvistik.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Studies have shown
  • Having it both ways?
  • An interregnum : on culture
  • Dissing the Chinese
  • What's the worldview from English?
  • Respect for humanity.

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