For hundreds of years scholars have been pondering on the interconnection of language and thought with in some points corresponding and in some points differing results. Two important protagonists in this discussion were Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) and Leo Weisgerber (1899-1985), whose positions to this question I am trying to set out in this paper. As the theme is very complex, I shall at least attempt to point out some aspects, which seem especially important to me. All the authors I consulted agree that Humboldt’s theory cannot be comprehended without considering the philosophical background. Not being a student of philosophy, conceiving this part of the paper was very difficult for me. I tried to do my best by picking out those aspects of his philosophical ideas which I thought indispensable for the understanding of his doctrines.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Wilhelm von Humboldt
2.1. Humboldt’s Linguistic Relativity Theory
2.2. The Purport of Language
2.3. The Basis of Humboldt’s Linguistic Doctrines
2.4. The Process of Linguistic Determination
2.5. The Influence of Variation among Languages on Thought
2.6. Aspects Determining the Designation of Language
2.6.1. Lexical Designation
2.6.2. Grammatical Designation
3. Leo Weisgerber
3.1. The Relation of Language to Cognition
3.2. The Law of the Sign and the Law of the Field
3.3. The Theory of Grammar and the “Weltbild”
3.3.1. The Word Classes
3.3.2. The Sentence
3.3.3. The Capacity of Languages to Organize Thought
4. Conclusion
5. Bibliography
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- Kathrin Ehlen (Autor), 2006, The Relativity Principle in Language, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/173791
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