Cultural Linguistics and linguistic relativity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2016.06.002
Abstract: Abstract This article aims to contribute to scholarly attempts to clarify the claims made by the early proponents of linguistic relativity. It also presents an account of the recently developed area of Cultural Linguistics and… read more here.
Keywords: linguistics linguistic; linguistic relativity; linguistics; cultural linguistics ... See more keywords
Linguistic relativity in L2 acquisition: Chinese-English bilinguals’ reading of Chinese counterfactual statements
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DOI: 10.1075/lali.00005.liu
Abstract: Proponents of the Linguistic Relativity Principle has maintained that the language we use modulates our thinking and that our thinking also shapes or determines how the language is parsed and understood. Existing research has provided… read more here.
Keywords: level; linguistic relativity; learned language; language ... See more keywords
Grounded Cognition Entails Linguistic Relativity: A Neglected Implication of a Major Semantic Theory.
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DOI: 10.1111/tops.12628
Abstract: According to the popular Grounded Cognition Model (GCM), the sensory and motor features of concepts, including word meanings, are stored directly within neural systems for perception and action. More precisely, the core claim is that… read more here.
Keywords: grounded cognition; entails linguistic; relativity; linguistic relativity ... See more keywords
Beyond Linguistic Relativity, Emotion Concepts Illustrate How Meaning is Contextually and Individually Variable.
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DOI: 10.1111/tops.12659
Abstract: Kemmerer describes grounded accounts of cognition and, using crosslinguistic diversity across conceptual domains, argues that these accounts entail linguistic relativity. In this comment, I extend Kemmerer's position to the domain of emotion. Emotion concepts exemplify… read more here.
Keywords: relativity emotion; emotion; relativity; beyond linguistic ... See more keywords
Linguistic Relativity in Cross-Cultural Context: Converging Evidence From Neuroanthropology.
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DOI: 10.1111/tops.12660
Abstract: Kemmerer's discussion of links between semantic typology and embodied cognition is welcome, especially his survey of available evidence. Focusing on mechanisms of embodied enculturation, however, we must understand that language is just one part of… read more here.
Keywords: cultural context; relativity cross; evidence; context converging ... See more keywords
Linguistic Skill and Stimulus-Driven Attention: A Case for Linguistic Relativity
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.875744
Abstract: How does the language we speak affect our perception? Here, we argue for linguistic relativity and present an explanation through “language-induced automatized stimulus-driven attention” (LASA): Our respective mother tongue automatically influences our attention and, hence,… read more here.
Keywords: driven attention; language; linguistic relativity; stimulus driven ... See more keywords