Language: Between cognition, communication and culture
| Autor: | Anne-Marie Reboul |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Institut des Sciences Cognitives (ISC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon, Laboratoire sur le langage, le cerveau et la cognition (L2C2), École normale supérieure - Lyon (ENS Lyon)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), École normale supérieure - Lyon (ENS Lyon)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Berger, Patrice, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL) |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Linguistics and Language
General Computer Science 05 social sciences Cognition [SCCO.LING]Cognitive science/Linguistics 050105 experimental psychology Language and Linguistics Linguistics Cohesion (linguistics) 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine History and Philosophy of Science Sociology of language 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences [SCCO.LING] Cognitive science/Linguistics Psychology On Language 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Pragmatics & Cognition Pragmatics & Cognition, 2012, 20 (2), pp.295-316 |
| ISSN: | 1569-9943 0929-0907 |
| DOI: | 10.1075/pc.20.2.06reb |
| Popis: | International audience; Everett's main claim is that language is a 'cultural tool', created by hominids for communication and social cohesion. I examine the meaning of the expression 'cultural tool' in terms of the influence of language on culture (i.e. the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis) or of the influence of culture on language (Everett's hypothesis). I show that these hypotheses are not well-supported by evidence and that language and languages, rather than being 'cultural tools' as wholes are rather collections of tools used in different language games, some cultural or social, some cognitive. I conclude that the coincidence between language and culture is due to the fact that both originate from human nature. Copyright of Pragmatics & Cognition is the property of John Benjamins Publishing Co. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. |
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