Question

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that __________.

Answer 1

The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that one's language determines the pattern of one's thinking and view of the world.

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Answer 2

The hypothesis of linguistic relativity is part of relativism. This linguistic relativity is also known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis or Whorfianism. Linguistic relativity is a principle which states that the structure of language affects the world views or cognitions of the speakers. So that someone's cognition can be seen through the language structure that he use.

EXPLANATION

This principle is known with two versions of the definition: strong hypotheses, initiated by some early linguists before World War II and weak hypotheses, which were mostly coined by some modern linguists.

The strong hypothesis version says that language determines the way a person thinks, limits their linguistic categories and determines cognitive categories. While the weak hypothesis version states that the categories and uses of linguistics only affect the way a person thinks and the way how a person makes decisions, it does not limit the linguistic categories they have.

The acceptance of linguistic relativity is related to the arguments of Noam Chomsky. But this principle was later abandoned by linguists in the early 20th century after a change in perception of social acceptance after World War II.

Interesting Facts:

Actually, the use of the term "Sapir-Whorf hypothesis" is considered a misnomer by linguists because Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf never wrote any work about this and never stated their ideas in terms of hypotheses.

This idea was first expressed clearly by thinkers in the 19th century, such as Wilhelm von Humboldt. He saw language as an expression of the spirit of nationalism, a nation would be very proud if it had a unifying language.

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KEYWORD: Linguistic Relativity, Sapir Whorf, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Noam Chomsky, Cognitive  

Subject: Social Studies

Class: 10-12

Subchapter: Language