摘要
Sapir-Whorf的语言决定论假说曾在很长一段时间居于学术界主导地位。但笔者却以为此理论存在一些不足之处,如夸大了语言的功能,解释力有限,忽略了语言的历时变化,以及无法解释语言变异等。而从语言与文化的关系来看,作者更倾向于文化影响语言,即语言差异源于文化差异。
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, having played a leading role in the academic world for a long time, claimed that people's thought was influenced, directly and definitely, by language. But the authors stick to the view that this hypothesis is characterized by the following shortcomings: the exaggeration of the function of language, the limited explanatory ability, the ignorance of diachronic change of language and the lack of ability to explain language variance. Comparatively, the authors are in favor of the view that language is determined by culture. Namely, language discrepancy originates in culture discrepancy.
出处
《四川理工学院学报（社会科学版）》
2005年第2期88-91,共4页
Journal of Sichuan University of Science & Engineering(Social Sciences Edition)
