Re:Languages: Why we must save dying tongues (2014)
by khedoros on Monday July 04, 2016 @08:10PM
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> What you're talking about is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, and it is not certain at all.
Yes, I am. The weak variation of the hypothesis. Coming from a computing background, it's difficult to convince myself that it's the case that the structure of a language (whether artificial or natural) doesn't encourage or discourage specific ways to represent meaning.
Yes, I am. The weak variation of the hypothesis. Coming from a computing background, it's difficult to convince myself that it's the case that the structure of a language (whether artificial or natural) doesn't encourage or discourage specific ways to represent meaning.