Abstract:That the language shapes the way we think has been fueled in large part by the observation that different languages talk about the world differently.Concerning language-thought relationship, there are...That the language shapes the way we think has been fueled in large part by the observation that different languages talk about the world differently.Concerning language-thought relationship, there are several versions.One common version, most often associated with Sapir (1921), is that differences between languages lead to differences in thought.Henceforth, the present paper, interested in a relativist perspective regarding thought-language relationship, is in an attempt at mulling over the current debates on this very issue.Read More
Abstract: That the language shapes the way we think has been fueled in large part by the observation that different languages talk about the world differently.Concerning language-thought relationship, there are several versions.One common version, most often associated with Sapir (1921), is that differences between languages lead to differences in thought.Henceforth, the present paper, interested in a relativist perspective regarding thought-language relationship, is in an attempt at mulling over the current debates on this very issue.