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The Whorf theory complex : a critical reconstruction /
At last - a comprehensive account of the ideas of Benjamin Lee Whorf which not only explains the nature and logic of the linguistic relativity principle but also situates it within a larger 'theory complex' delineated in fascinating detail. Whorf's almost unknown unpublished writings...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub.,
©1996.
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| Colección: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ;
v. 81. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- THE WHORF THEORY COMPLEX; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; CHAPTER TWO. LINGUISTIC THINKING: POINTS, PATTERN, LINKAGE, AND RAPPORT; CHAPTER THREE. THE LOGIC AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY PRINCIPLE; CHAPTER FOUR OF COVERT CATEGORIES, CRYPTOTYPES, AND THE INTERNALIZED LINGUISTIC SYSTEM; CHAPTER FIVE. ABSTRACTIVE PROCESSES AND THE QUESTION OFUNIVERSALS; CHAPTER SIX. METALINGUISTICS: THE INTERCALIBRATION OF AGREEMENT THROUGH LANGUAGE AWARENESS; APPENDIX: THE 'YALE REPORT'