Language and linguistic relativity

language & linguistic relativity

A LANGUAGE IS

“An arbitrary system of creative vocal symbols used as a means of communication among human beings”

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis or LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

Language has power and can control how you see the world, it is a guide for your reality, structuring your thoughts.

There are 2 opposing ideas about language and culture:1. Language mirrors reality 2. Language dictates how we think

Language influences our way of thinking, it does not shape it.

Strong argument or linguistic determinism

Language totally shapes and determines thought. (Hopi American language)

WEAK argument or linguistic determinism

Language influences only to a certain extent how we think (Guugu Yimitirr language Australia)

It describes the wide range of communication processes and problems that naturally appear within an organization or social context made up of individuals from different religious, social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.

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Verbal processes and Non-verbal processes

Perceptions

Contextual elements

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INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

It is a discipline that studies communication across different cultures and social groups, or how culture affects communication.