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Testing Linguistic Relativity. The Rediscovery of a Controversial Theory

Name: Testing Linguistic Relativity. The Rediscovery of a Controversial Theory
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Author: Lena Hahner
ISBN: 978-3-668-43813-2

Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2016

31 Pages, Grade: 1,0

Lena Hahner (Author)

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I. Introduction

II. The Sapir-Whorf-Hypothesis – a Short History of a Controversial Theory
II.1 The Sapir-Whorf-Hypothesis
II.2 Review of the Theory of Linguistic Relativity

III. Opposing and Supporting Linguistic Relativity – Two Studies
III.1 Disproving Linguistic Relativity: Altarriba/Tse (2008) in response to Boroditsky (2001) and January/Kako (2007)
III.1.1 Design and Method
III.1.2 Results
III.1.3 Discussion and Conclusion
III.1.4 Interpretation
III.2 Proving Linguistic Relativity: Boroditsky/Gaby (2010)
III.2.1 Design and Method
III.2.2 Results
III.2.3 Discussion and Conclusion
III.2.4 Interpretation

IV. Conclusion

Bibliography

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Title: Testing Linguistic Relativity. The Rediscovery of a Controversial Theory
College: University of Heidelberg (Anglistisches Seminar)
Course: Psycholinguistics
Grade: 1,0
Author: Lena Hahner (Author)
Year: 2016
Pages: 31
Catalog Number: V358436
ISBN (eBook): 9783668438125
ISBN (Book): 9783668438132
File size: 1315 KB
Language: English
Notes: Feedback der Dozentin: "This is an excellent piece of work on linguistic relativity - extremely well-written, thought-through, and accumulating information from many different sources. The theoretical overview is enlightened, and the description of the two (well picked) contradicting studies is analytically sharp."
Keywords: psycholinguistics, linguistic relativity, Whorf, Sapir-Whorf-Hypothesis, psycholinguistic analysis, Altarriba, Tse, Boroditsky, Gaby, Psycholinguistik, Linguistische Relativität

Quote paper: Lena Hahner (Author), 2016, Testing Linguistic Relativity. The Rediscovery of a Controversial Theory, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/358436

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