Culture Flashcards
1
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Raymond Williams, Keywords
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One of the two or three most complicated words in the English Language
2
Q
Wilhelm Von Humboldt (1836)
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Language is the formative organ of thought
3
Q
Holmes
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Speakers of different languages have different thought processes but the only evidence for thought is language
4
Q
Herder
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There’s a direct link between language and culture
5
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Somalia - delayed literacy
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Arabic - prestigious, religious significance
Latin - useful and accessible, 1973 official status
