Comments on: Linguistic Determinism

By: Tawanda Machava

Tawanda Machava — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:57:48 +0000

I BELIEVE LANGUAGE DETERMINE OUR THOUGHTS IF IT TAKEN IN THE REALM OF CULTURE ,BELIEFS AND PRACTICES.CULTURE IS .A COLLECTIVE MEMORY OF OUR MINDS.THE WAY HOW WE SEE THINGS IS DETERMINED BY CULTURE.LANGUAGE BECAME A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AND CARRIER OF CULTURE .SO LANGUAGE DETERMINISM SHOULD BE TAKEN IN A BROADER SENSE AND EMIC EYE

By: faiza

faiza — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:20:32 +0000

language is independent of thought. thought comes first and language is contrary to it. mere utterance of words without any specific pattern in mind is considered a foolish talk. A complete thought in mind adds life to the uttered words and helps the hearer in understanding everything with the depth and importance of the thought. Language is important for effective communication but it is completely ineffective without thought.
thank you.

By: Persian

Persian — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:32:59 +0000

I think we have perception and thought as two different thing. Babies can feel love of their mother but they cannot thing about it, or when we are in an overwhelming situation we react to our feeling without thinking about it. As soon as we are starting to think about it we use language, therefore there is no thought outside it.

By: perpetual Nigeria

perpetual Nigeria — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:46:45 +0000

i agree with sapir whorf hypothesis that language shapes thought because a thing we do no its name we cant think about,as for babies;they think but have dont developed a language yet,that is why they express their thought through crying-frowning-and body movement.

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By: Alicia

Alicia — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:36:09 +0000

After reading your blog it has made it clearer to me what linguistic determinism is all about. i am currently studying Humanities( study of laanguage), and this has helped me loads with research used for my work. Great job thanks

By: Melby Millirans

Melby Millirans — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:35:21 +0000

From what little I understand the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis proposes that it shapes our thought (not dictates) and in turn influences our behavior.
I said to myself, I will quit smoking over and over, instead of I gotta quit, and did. (?)

By: Ways of Speaking, Ways of Thinking « Speaking In Tongues

Ways of Speaking, Ways of Thinking « Speaking In Tongues — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:29:06 +0000

[...] interesting, however, is that many linguists have disregarded this theory, sometimes referred to as linguistic determinism, (though many believe that language’s effect on thought exists more on a continuum, which [...]

By: Abigail

Abigail — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:20:11 +0000

I definitely think that language shapes thought, though that is not the only thing that shapes thoughts. Sensory perception must be the genesis of thought and memory, but language, after a while, becomes like a sixth sense and seems to take over our thoughts for better or worse…

By: Frank Evans

Frank Evans — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:41:30 +0000

The site address:

http://www.languageandthought.com

should have been given above