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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Philosophy of Language: Definitions, Disciplines, and Approaches
- Part I The Past, Present, and Future of Philosophy of Language
- Part II Some Foundational Issues
- Part III From Truth to Vagueness
- Part IV Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
- Part V Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories
- Part VI Some Extensions
- 31 The Philosophy of Argument
- 32 Negation and Denial
- 33 Deception: Lying and Beyond
- 34 Types and Definitions of Irony
- 35 Philosophy of Language and Metaphor
- 36 Analytic Philosophy of Literature
- 37 The Many Facets of Linguistic Relativity
- References
- Index
37 - The Many Facets of Linguistic Relativity
from Part VI - Some Extensions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 November 2021
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Philosophy of Language: Definitions, Disciplines, and Approaches
- Part I The Past, Present, and Future of Philosophy of Language
- Part II Some Foundational Issues
- Part III From Truth to Vagueness
- Part IV Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics
- Part V Philosophical Implications and Linguistic Theories
- Part VI Some Extensions
- 31 The Philosophy of Argument
- 32 Negation and Denial
- 33 Deception: Lying and Beyond
- 34 Types and Definitions of Irony
- 35 Philosophy of Language and Metaphor
- 36 Analytic Philosophy of Literature
- 37 The Many Facets of Linguistic Relativity
- References
- Index
Summary
Linguistic relativity is often defined by its detractors in ways that make it seem a radical and implausible idea. Here, it is taken simply as the claim that linguistic diversity (the different forms of human language) has a nontrivial impact on cognitive diversity (the various ways or styles of thinking in humans). Although I believe that some versions of it are plausible, the aim is not to defend or attack the hypothesis, but to clarify it and to present some philosophical consequences of its acceptance.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language , pp. 675 - 691Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021