The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language
Autor John H. McWhorteren Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 iul 2014
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780199361588
ISBN-10: 0199361584
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: illustrations
Dimensiuni: 134 x 187 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0199361584
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: illustrations
Dimensiuni: 134 x 187 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Descriere
Japanese
has
a
term
that
covers
both
green
and
blue.
Russian
has
separate
terms
for
dark
and
light
blue.
Does
this
mean
that
Russians
perceive
these
colors
differently
from
Japanese
people?
Does
language
control
and
limit
the
way
we
think?
This
short,
opinionated
book
addresses
the
Sapir-Whorf
hypothesis,
which
argues
that
the
language
we
speak
shapes
the
way
we
perceive
the
world.
Linguist
John
McWhorter
argues
that
while
this
idea
is
mesmerizing,
it
is
plainly
wrong.
It
is
language
that
reflects
culture
and
worldview,
not
the
other
way
around.
The
fact
that
a
language
has
only
one
word
for
eat,
drink,
and
smoke
doesn't
mean
its
speakers
don't
process
the
difference
between
food
and
beverage,
and
those
who
use
the
same
word
forblue
and
green
perceive
those
two
colors
just
as
vividly
as
others
do.
McWhorter
shows
not
only
how
the
idea
of
language
as
a
lens
fails
but
also
why
we
want
so
badly
to
believe
it:
we're
eager
to
celebrate
diversity
by
acknowledging
the
intelligence
of
peoples
who
may
not
think
like
we
do.
Though
well-intentioned,
our
belief
in
this
idea
poses
an
obstacle
to
a
better
understanding
of
human
nature
and
even
trivializes
the
people
we
seek
to
celebrate.
The
reality
—
that
all
humans
think
alike
—
provides
another,
better
way
for
us
to
acknowledge
the
intelligenceof
all
peoples.
Recenzii
In
The
Language
Hoax
-
a
"manifesto"
-
John.H
Mcwhorter
wishes
to
counter
contemporary
"neo-Whorfian"
claims
that
significant
cognitive
differences
are
determined
by
people's
mother
tongues
...
McWhorter
covers
some
basic
importatnt
topics.
Engrossing reading.
In this succinct, accessible and engaging book, John McWhorter looks at the evidence and concludes that this popular idea is wrong. His argument is convincing and, despite its brevity, the book covers immense ground. Anyone fascinated by language would enjoy and learn from it.
He [McWhorter] is an engaging, persuasive writer, and although his book is unlikely to be the final word on the subject, it is a provocative and valuable addition to the debate.
The Language Hoax is a welcome antidote to unqualified Whorfian claims and pronouncements.
John McWhorter wishes to drive a stake through the heart of that claim, known as the Safir-Whorf hypothesis, or the language-as-lens theory.
[McWhorter] tackles linguistic determinism— the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis—head on, arguing that world views are human, not strapped to one culture.
McWhorter writes with liveliness and enthusiasm, noting: All languages are, in their own ways, as utterly awesome as creatures, snowflakes, Haydn string quartets, or what The Magnificent Ambersons would have been like if Orson Welles had been allowed to do the final edit. This book makes very accessible to the lay reader some of the more esoteric theories of linguistic studies.
a well-written and stimulating book that asks uncomfortable questions and turns common arguments on their head. The author uses examples from an impressive number of languages across the globe to provide counter-examples to claims that may easily be made (and occasionally have been made) about the influence of language on thought ... McWhorter manages the difficult task of properly positioning himself within the vast territory between the two extremes of linguisticdeterminism and biolinguistics.
this manifesto is thought-provoking and well-argued reading not only for the general public but also for linguists.
Engrossing reading.
In this succinct, accessible and engaging book, John McWhorter looks at the evidence and concludes that this popular idea is wrong. His argument is convincing and, despite its brevity, the book covers immense ground. Anyone fascinated by language would enjoy and learn from it.
He [McWhorter] is an engaging, persuasive writer, and although his book is unlikely to be the final word on the subject, it is a provocative and valuable addition to the debate.
The Language Hoax is a welcome antidote to unqualified Whorfian claims and pronouncements.
John McWhorter wishes to drive a stake through the heart of that claim, known as the Safir-Whorf hypothesis, or the language-as-lens theory.
[McWhorter] tackles linguistic determinism— the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis—head on, arguing that world views are human, not strapped to one culture.
McWhorter writes with liveliness and enthusiasm, noting: All languages are, in their own ways, as utterly awesome as creatures, snowflakes, Haydn string quartets, or what The Magnificent Ambersons would have been like if Orson Welles had been allowed to do the final edit. This book makes very accessible to the lay reader some of the more esoteric theories of linguistic studies.
a well-written and stimulating book that asks uncomfortable questions and turns common arguments on their head. The author uses examples from an impressive number of languages across the globe to provide counter-examples to claims that may easily be made (and occasionally have been made) about the influence of language on thought ... McWhorter manages the difficult task of properly positioning himself within the vast territory between the two extremes of linguisticdeterminism and biolinguistics.
this manifesto is thought-provoking and well-argued reading not only for the general public but also for linguists.
Notă biografică
John
McWhorter
is
Professor
of
Linguistics
at
Columbia
University
and
author
of
many
books,
including
The
Power
of
Babel:
A
Natural
History
of
Language,
Our
Magnificent
Bastard
Tongue:
The
Untold
Story
of
English,
and
What
Language
Is,
What
It
Isn't,
and
What
It
Could
Be.
He
also
writes
on
language,
as
well
as
race
and
cultural
issues,
as
Contributing
Editor
at
The
New
Republic
and
Columnist
at
Time.
Hiswork
has
appeared
in
The
New
York
Times,
Time,
and
The
New
Yorker,
and
he
has
appeared
often
on
National
Public
Radio,
CSPAN
and
MSNBC.