Humboldt, worldview and language
With the loss of many of the world's languages, it is important to question what will be lost to humanity with their demise. It is frequently argued that a language engenders a 'worldview', but what do we mean by this term? Attributed to German politician and philologist Wilhelm von H...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | With the loss of many of the world's languages, it is important to question what will be lost to humanity with their demise. It is frequently argued that a language engenders a 'worldview', but what do we mean by this term? Attributed to German politician and philologist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), the term has since been adopted by numerous linguists. Within specialist circles it has become associated with what is known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis which suggests that the nature of a language influences the thought of its speakers and that different language patterns yield different pa. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 161 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-159) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780748640225 (electronic bk.) 0748640223 (electronic bk.) |