| Rethinking Linguistic Relativity Contributor(s): Gumperz, John J. (Editor), Levinson, Stephen C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0511620543 ISBN-13: 9780511620546 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $171.71 Product Type: Other - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 401 |
| Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Linguistic relativity is the claim that culture, through language, affects the way in which we think, and especially our classification of the experienced world. This book reexamines ideas about linguistic relativity in the light of new evidence and changes in theoretical climate. The editors have provided a substantial introduction that summarizes changes in thinking about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in the light of developments in anthropology, linguistics and cognitive science. Introductions to each section will be of especial use to students. |