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Author:   Marcel Danesi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9780367431723

ISBN 10:   0367431726
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   16 March 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents Preface 1. Overview Prologue Background Linguistic Anthropology Linguistic Relativity Investigating Linguistic Relativity Critiques Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 2. Early Research on Linguistic Relativity Prologue Franz Boas and Edward Sapir Lev S. Vygotsky Relevant Research Questions Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 3. The Whorfian Hypothesis Prologue The Hopi Language Critical Reactions Resurgence of Interest Sound Symbolism Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 4. Vocabulary and Grammar Prologue Specialized Vocabulary Kinship Terms Color Terms Grammar Habitual Thought Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 5. Discourse and Translation Prologue Discursive Relativity Translation Machine Translation Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 6. Figurative Language Prologue Conceptual Metaphor Theory Idealized Cognitive Models Extensions Epilogue Discussion Questions and Activities 7. Computer-Mediated Communication, AI, and Artificial Languages Prologue Computer-Mediated Communication Artificial Intelligence Artificial Languages Epilogue Implications of Linguistic Relativity Concluding Remarks Discussion Questions and Activities Glossary References Index

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Marcel Danesi is Full Professor of Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He has written extensively on linguistic and semiotic topics, and was distinguished for his research by the Canadian government with a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada.

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