Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf

Type

Book

Authors

Whorf ( Benjamin Lee Whorf )

Carroll ( John B. Carroll )

ISBN 10

0262730065

ISBN 13

9780262730068

Tags

Foreign Language Study & Reference, Linguistics, Semantics, Cultural

Description

The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897--1941) grasped the relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape our innermost thoughts. His basic thesis is that our perception of the world and our ways of thinking about it are deeply influenced by the structure of the languages we speak. The writings collected in this volume include important papers on the Mayas, Hopi, and Shawnee languages as well as more general reflections on language and meaning.

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