Ebook {Epub PDF} The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language by John McWhorter

This short, opinionated book addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which argues that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the world. Linguist John McWhorter argues that while this idea is mesmerizing, it is plainly wrong. It is language that reflects Cited by:  · Named for the early 20th-century linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf, Whorfianism (also known as linguistic relativity) describes the view that the language we speak affects the way we think. It is an idea that has received considerable popular interest, leading to the widespread belief that there are as many different worldviews as there are languages. The Language Hoax presents John McWhorter’s Estimated Reading Time: 11 mins. The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language: Author: John H. McWhorter: Edition: illustrated, reprint: Publisher: Oxford University Press, ISBN: , 4/5(4).

The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language (Hardcover) Published April 1st by Oxford University Press. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): John McWhorter. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. The Language Hoax. The Language Hoax. Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language. John H. McWhorter Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the Universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. This item: The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in by John H. McWhorter Paperback ￥1, Ships from and sold by Rarewaves-USA. Through the Language Glass: Why The World Looks Di by Guy Deutscher Paperback ￥1,

This short, opinionated book addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which argues that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the world. Linguist John McWhorter argues that while this idea. This short, opinionated book addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which argues that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the world. Linguist John McWhorter argues that while this idea is mesmerizing, it is plainly wrong. It is language that reflects culture and worldview, not the other way around. The book The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language analyzes the theory of linguistic relativity, which promotes the idea of the influence of the structure and complexity of the language on the speakers perceptions of the world. The following hypothesis was presented by Benjamin Whorf; thus, the related ideas and tendencies are generally referred as Whorfianism.