Explorations in linguistic relativity : [papers presented at the 26th International LAUD Symposium entitled, "Humboldt and Whorf Revisited", held April 1-5, 1998 at the Gerhard Mercator University in Duisburg, Germany

About a century after the year Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897-1941) was born, his theory complex is still the object of keen interest to linguists. Rencently, scholars have argued that it was not his theory complex itself, but an over-simplified, reduced section taken out of context that has become known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis that has met with so much resistance among linguists over the last few decades. Not only did Whorf present his views much more subtly than most people would believe, but he also dealt with a great number of other issues in his work. Taking Whorf’s own notion of linguistic relativity as a starting point, this volume explores the relation between language, mind and experience through its historical development, Whorf’s own writing, its misinterpretations, various theoretical and methodological issues and a closer look at a few specific issues in his work. About a century after the year Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897-1941) was born, his theory complex is still the object of keen interest to linguists. Rencently, scholars have argued that it was not his theory complex itself, but an over-simplified, reduced section taken out of context that has become known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis that has met with so much resistance among linguists over the last few decades. Not only did Whorf present his views much more subtly than most people would believe, but he also dealt with a great number of other issues in his work. Taking Whorf s own notion of linguistic relativity as a starting point, this volume explores the relation between language, mind and experience through its historical development, Whorf s own writing, its misinterpretations, various theoretical and methodological issues and a closer look at a few specific issues in his work This volume deals with linguistic relativity and focuses much of its attention on the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis of linguistic determinism. 15 linguists contribute to the body of work in this title, incorporating topics from linguistic relativity and translation to language and thought. Edited By Martin Pütz, Marjolijn H. Verspoor. Papers Presented At The 26th International Laud Symposium Entitled, Humboldt And Whorf Revisited Held April 1-5, 1998 At The Gerhard Mercator University In Duisburg, Germany. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.