The Whorf theory complex: a critical reconstruction
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Main Author: Lee, Penny (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam J. Benjamins Pub. ©1996
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science v. 81
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-300) and indexes
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 Whorf's almost unknown unpublished writings (as well as his published papers) are drawn on to show how twelve elements of theory interweave in a sophisticated account of relations between language, mind, and experience. The role of language in cognition is revealed as a central concern, some of his insights having interesting affinity with modern connection
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 323 pages)
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