Language is an instrument for thought. Really?

被引:0
作者
Nuyts, Jan [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Antwerp, Ctr Grammar Cognit & Typol, CST, Dept Linguist, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
关键词
Cognition; communication; culture; functions of language; language and communication; language and thought; thinking; Whorfianism;
D O I
10.1075/pc.20.2.07nuy
中图分类号
H0 [语言学];
学科分类号
030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;
摘要
This discussion article addresses the assumption formulated in Dan Everett's new book Language: The Cultural Tool that language is not only an instrument for communication, but also an instrument for thought. It argues that the latter assumption is far from obvious, and that, in any case, one cannot put communication and thought on a par in discussing the functionality of language.
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页码:317 / 333
页数:17
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