{"product_id":"grammatical-categories-and-cognition-a-case-study-of-the-linguistic-relativity-hypothesis-paperback-9780521566209","title":"Grammatical Categories and Cognition; A Case Study of the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis (Paperback) 9780521566209","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGrammatical Categories and Cognition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Case Study of the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustrates the new approach to empirical research on the linguistic relativity hypothesis which Lucy develops in a companion volume Language Diversity and Thought.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn A. Lucy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521566209, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 April 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages, 45 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the importance of [Lucy's] work lies primarily ... in his re-opening discussion and inquiry on the linguistic relativity hypothesis. Although others in the past few decades have also called attention to the linguistic relatively hypothesis, for various reasons attention to it has been of marginal concern … Lucy's work will surely open the conversation. Its reopening is long overdue.' Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGrammatical Categories and Cognition uses original, empirical data to examine the Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity hypothesis: the proposal that the grammar of the particular language we speak affects the way we think about reality. The author compares the grammar of American English with that of Yucatec Maya, an indigenous language spoken in south-eastern Mexico, focusing on differences in the number marking patterns of the two languages. He then identifies distinctive patterns of thought relating to these differences by means of a systematic assessment of memory and classification preferences among speakers of both languages. The study illustrates the distinct approach to empirical research on the linguistic relativity hypothesis which Lucy develops in a companion volume Language Diversity and Thought.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Background of the comparative research in Yucatan, Mexico\u003cbr\u003e 2. Comparison of grammatical categories: nominal number in English and Yucatec\u003cbr\u003e 3. Cognitive assessment\u003cbr\u003e 4. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005314486552,"sku":"9780521566209","price":41.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521566209i_d98adb08-01a1-4155-ad75-9106dd3247fb.jpg?v=1691369844","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/grammatical-categories-and-cognition-a-case-study-of-the-linguistic-relativity-hypothesis-paperback-9780521566209","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}