Linguistic Relativity : : Evidence Across Languages and Cognitive Domains / / Caleb Everett.

The claim that crosslinguistic disparities foster differences in nonlinguistic thought, often referred to as 'linguistic relativity', has for some time been the subject of intense debate. For much of that time the debate was not informed by much experimental work. Recently, however, there...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]
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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Applications of Cognitive Linguistics [ACL] , 25
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Physical Description:1 online resource (298 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Acknowledgements --
Contents --
1 Contextualizing the issues --
2 Acknowledging diversity --
3 Refining methodology --
4 Space --
5 Time --
6 Quantities --
7 Color --
8 Objects and substances --
9 Gender --
10 Other kinds of effects --
11 Conclusion --
References --
Index
Summary:The claim that crosslinguistic disparities foster differences in nonlinguistic thought, often referred to as 'linguistic relativity', has for some time been the subject of intense debate. For much of that time the debate was not informed by much experimental work. Recently, however, there has been an explosion of research on linguistic relativity, carried out by numerous scholars interested in the interaction between language and nonlinguistic cognition. This book surveys the rapidly accruing research on this topic, much of it carried out in the last decade. Structured so as to be accessible to students and scholars in linguistics, psychology, and anthropology, it first introduces crucial concepts in the study of language and cognition. It then explores the relevant experimentally oriented research, focusing independently on the evidence for relativistic effects in spatial orientation, temporal perception, number recognition, color discrimination, object/substance categorization, gender construal, as well as other facets of cognition. This is the only book to extensively survey the recent work on linguistic relativity, and should serve as a critical resource for those concerned with the topic.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783110308143
9783110238570
9783110238457
9783110636970
9783110742961
9783110317350
9783110317244
9783110317237
ISSN:1861-4078 ;
DOI:10.1515/9783110308143
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Caleb Everett.