Revitalising linguistic relativity
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By a blackmore · 2012 · cited by 3 — language, as proposed by. whorf (1956), is affected by culture and knowledge, assists in the accumulation and construction of social experience and knowledge.
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University of Halmstad Department of Human Sciences English 61-90 p. (Educational Science) VT 2012 REVITALISING LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY Pedagogical implications in language teaching Author: Ashley Blackmore Supervisor: Stuart Foster Ashley Blackmore English, Department of Human Sciences, University of Halmstad.1 Abstract The linguistic relativity hypothesis (LRH), otherwise known as the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (SWH), has been passionately debated over the last 60 years. It has undergone a renewed upsurge in scientific, anthropological and social interest. Several attempts have been made to prove or disprove the moderate version of the theory without producing conclusive results. This study analyses the history of the LRH and attempts to clarify its uses and limitations pertaining to ESL discourse in Swedish upper-secondary schools. Pedagogical implications of the study indicate that, if the LRH is correct, there could be a colossal, logistical impact on the national testing of semantic in...
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