ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-DEP1-0030 · ATLAS 251

Linguistic worldview

The view that linguistic categories and expressive habits help shape characteristic ways of apprehending the world.

Explanation

The view that linguistic categories and expressive habits help shape characteristic ways of apprehending the world. Opens comparison between languages without hastily treating differences as sealed and untranslatable worlds.

Example

Different grammatical categories may regularly direct attention to different aspects of an event.

Counterexample

A mere label without the described formal or conceptual movement.

Distinction

Distinguish from Sprachrelativität; the neighbouring concept remains connected as a crossway.

Effect on thought and perception

Opens comparison between languages without hastily treating differences as sealed and untranslatable worlds.

Resonance

Opens comparison between languages without hastily treating differences as sealed and untranslatable worlds.

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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Linguistic worldview“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-DEP1-0030. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-DEP1-0030

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