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| Title:
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THE WHORF THEORY COMPLEX
A CRITICAL RECONSTRUCTION |
| By: |
Penny Lee |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£37.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9027245703 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789027245700 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO |
| Pub. date: |
30 June, 1996 |
| Series: |
Studies in the History of the Language Sciences 81 |
| Pages: |
343 |
| Description: |
This text on the Whorf theory complex begins with an overview and then covers topics such as linguistic thinking, the Yale Report and configurative linguistics, Whorfian psycholinguistics, and metalinguistics. |
| Synopsis: |
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 Whorf's almost unknown unpublished writings (as well as his published papers) are drawn on to show how twelve elements of theory interweave in a sophisticated account of relations between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 connectionism. Whorf's gestaltic 'isolates' of experience and meaning, crucial to understanding his reasoning about linguistic relativity, are explained. A little known report written for the Yale anthropology department is used extensively and published for the first time as an appendix. With the Whorf centenary in 1997, this book provides a timely challenge to those who take pleasure in debunking his ideas without bothering to explore their subtlety or even reading them in their original form. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations, 1 port. |
| Publication: |
Netherlands |
| Imprint: |
John Benjamins Publishing Co |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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