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Publication details [#53685]

Skerrett, Delaney Michael. 2010. Can the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis save the planet? Lessons from cross-cultural psychology for critical language policy. Current Issues in Language Planning 11 (4) : 331–340.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language and thought | language policy | multilingualism | world view

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

Exploring the validity of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (and the impact of language on thought and world perception), this study argues that it is crucial to allow alternative world perceptions to be disposible by maintaining and advocating global linguistic diversity.