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Relativistic implications of a natural-language-based format for thought

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Steve Henser
Steve Henser
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Independent Researcher, 174 Pennant Road, Llanelli SA14 8HN, United Kingdomsteve.henser@btinternet.com
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Abstract

I will argue (contra Carruthers) that accepting natural language as the format of many of our thoughts should entail accepting a version of Whorfian relativism and that, rather than something to be avoided, evidence from bilingual cognition suggests that incorporating this idea into future research would yield further insights into the cognitive functions of natural language.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , December 2002 , pp. 688 - 689
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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