Language, Mind, and Culture Flashcards
1
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what is language?
The abstract view
A
a way of transforming thoughts between different people’s minds
2
Q
Ferdinand de Saussure
A
without language, thought is a vague, uncharted nebula
3
Q
Benjamin Lee Whorf
A
language determines how we think
4
Q
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Linguistic Determinism
A
- The structure of your language determines the structure of your thought
5
Q
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Linguistic Relativity
A
- Language influences thought
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
6
Q
what is the first stage of colour categorisation?
A
white/light and black/dark
7
Q
what is the second stage of colour categorisation?
A
red
8
Q
what is the third stage of colour categorisation?
A
either green then yellow or yellow then green
9
Q
what is the fourth stage of colour categorisation?
A
blue
10
Q
what is the fifth stage of colour categorisation?
A
brown
11
Q
what is the sixth stage of colour categorisation?
A
orange and/or pink and/or purple and/or grey.
