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Re: [xmca] FW: NYTimes.com: Does Your Language Shape How You Think?

Mike
As my previous post mentioned this "pop psycholinquistics" way of explaining
phenomena I found intriguing.  What do you see as the fundamental error in
this line of thinking.
Specifically on the position he articulates on "orientation in space" and
"landscapes" Do you question the basic premise that one cultural group could
habitually orient by egocentric references to "my" body" while other
cultural groups habitually orient by cardinal coordinates.
If these "facts" can be empirically established then what would be a better,
more coherent way to explain these habitual ways of responding to
landsapes?

Larry

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 10:40 AM, mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com> wrote:

> Peter-- This article seemed like pop psycholinguistics to me. The "trauma"
> of whorf?
>
> There is a lot of work, call it "neo-whorfian" on relations between
> language
> and thought. The recent writings of John Lucy come to mind, but many others
> as well.
>
> mike
>
> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 6:16 AM, smago <smago@uga.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&emc=eta1&adxnnlx=1283000763-rynkTFk68LNetdkYjfAi8Q
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