Author(s)

Peng Peilan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Zhiyuan (Liberal Study) College, Beijing Institute of Petro-chemical Technology, Beijing, 102617, China

Corresponding Author

Peng Peilan

ABSTRACT

This paper reviews Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis based on Language, Thought and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf. We point out and interpret the flaws and deficiencies in Whorf's theorization, and clarify the misunderstandings. This paper aims to illustrate the relationship between language and thinking from cognitive and social perspectives, and explore how non-linguistic factors affect people's cognition in language.

KEYWORDS

Principle of Linguistic Relativity; Non-linguistic Behavior; Cognitive and Socio-cultural Perspectives

CITE THIS PAPER

Peng Peilan, Rethinking Principle of Linguistic Relativity from the Perspective of Non-linguistic Behavior. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2024) Vol. 7: 63-69. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2024.070510.

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