Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate
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| - | + | The concept of [[Linguistic relativity]] concerns the relationship between language and thought, about whether and how language influences thought. This question has led to research in multiple disciplines—especially [[anthropology]], [[cognitive science]], [[linguistics]], and [[philosophy]]. Among the most popular and controversial theories in this area of scholarly work is the theory of [[linguistic relativity]] (also known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis). An often-cited "strong version" of the claim, first given by Lenneberg in 1953 proposes that language structure in some way determines how we perceive the world. A "weaker version" of this claim posits that language structure ''influences'' the world view of speakers of a given language, but does not determine it. | |
| - | Many languages do not differentiate between certain colors on the visible spectrum and do not have '''separate terms for blue and green. '''They instead use a cover term for both (when the issue is discussed in linguistics, this cover term is sometimes called ''grue'' in English). | + | |
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| - | *[[Azure (color)]] | + | |
| - | *''[[Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution]]'' | + | * [[Eskimo words for snow]] |
| - | *[[Blue]] / [[Green]] / [[Teal]] | + | *[[Distinguishing blue from green in language]] |
| - | *[[Blue-green]] | + | *[[Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution]] |
| - | *[[Color term]] | + | |
| - | *[[Color of water]] | + | |
| - | *[[Cyan]] | + | |
| - | *[[Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate]] | + | |
| - | *[[List of colors]] | + | |
| - | *[[Semantic field]] for the concept of the range of words | + | |
| - | *[[Spring green]] | + | |
| - | *[[Traditional colors of Japan]] | + | |
| - | *[[Variations of blue]] | + | |
| - | *[[Variations of green]] | + | |
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The concept of Linguistic relativity concerns the relationship between language and thought, about whether and how language influences thought. This question has led to research in multiple disciplines—especially anthropology, cognitive science, linguistics, and philosophy. Among the most popular and controversial theories in this area of scholarly work is the theory of linguistic relativity (also known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis). An often-cited "strong version" of the claim, first given by Lenneberg in 1953 proposes that language structure in some way determines how we perceive the world. A "weaker version" of this claim posits that language structure influences the world view of speakers of a given language, but does not determine it.
See also
- Eskimo words for snow
- Distinguishing blue from green in language
- Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution
