Through the Window of Language: Assessing the Influence of Language Diversity on Thought

Historically, researchers divided over whether the diverse representations of reality across languages were natural or conventional, but all tacitly assumed an optimal fit between language and reality. Twentieth century anthropological linguists interested in linguistic relativity have questioned t...

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Main Author: John A. LUCY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Basque Country 2010-01-01
Series:THEORIA : an International Journal for Theory, History and Fundations of Science
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Online Access:http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/564