语言和思维11.22学案.pptVIP

The Relationship Between Language and Thinking Outline Ⅰ. Language precedes thinking 1.The representatives of the hypothesis 2. The original source of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis 3. The content of the hypothesis 4. The two dimensions of the hypothesis 5. The two version of the hypothesis Ⅱ.Thinking precedes Language 1.Ontogeny(个体发生) 2. Phylogeny(系统发生) Ⅰ. Language precedes thinking (The Sapir –Whorf Hypothesis ) 1.The representatives of the hypothesis As the name indicates that this hypothesis is put forward by noted American anthropological linguistics Edward Sapir, and his student Benjamin Lee Whorf , an amateur linguist. 2. The Original Source of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Herder Humboldt Franz-Boac Sapir Whorf 2.1 Herder Each distinct language has a peculiar property of the nation or the group who speak it...A peoples speech is their spirit, and their spirit is their speech. 2.2 Humboldt People of various nations speak distinct languages and have a different world; thus, their ways of thinking are different. He initiates the terms “innere Sprachform”(内在语言形式)and basic principle theory of “ relativity. 2.3 Franz Boas (American anthropologist) Boas reckons the relationship between language and thought is unidirectional, and language has indeed influenced on thought, but it does not mean language can decide thought. 2.4 Sapir Language can affect peoples recognition of the world. 2.5 Whorf He conducted his research on the endangered American Indians language Hopi, and formed t the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. 3. The content of the hypothesis ...Our language helps mould our way of thinking and, consequently, different languages may p