Language Terms |
Key Figures |
ambiguity
aphasia back translation body language Broca's area connotation denotation euphemism grammar idiom |
irony
linguistic determinism linguistic relativity linguistics metaphor Newspeak Sapir-Whorf hypothesis translation Wernicke's area Whorfian hypothesis word salad |
Noam Chomsky
Ferdinand de Saussure George Lakoff Francine Patterson Steven Pinker Edward Sapir Deborah Tannen Benjamin Whorf |
How does language shape knowledge?
How are metaphors used in the construction of knowledge?
Is there knowledge that transcends language?
How do the nuances of language influence what we know and how we know it?
Why is command of language important? Is it possible to think without language?
What is the power of language?
How does written language affect knowledge differently than spoken language?
How does language make humans unique?
How does language extend, direct, or limit thinking?
How and why do languages evolve and what is the effect?
What is the role of language in History or in other Areas of Knowledge?
How has technology affected language and communication?
How do we learn language and why are there rules?
How does the status of a particular language change over time?
What are the various roles of language?
What roles do context, selection, emphasis, emotion, and word choice play in language?
How do personal word associations affect our understanding of different subject areas?
How are metaphors used in the construction of knowledge?
Is there knowledge that transcends language?
How do the nuances of language influence what we know and how we know it?
Why is command of language important? Is it possible to think without language?
What is the power of language?
How does written language affect knowledge differently than spoken language?
How does language make humans unique?
How does language extend, direct, or limit thinking?
How and why do languages evolve and what is the effect?
What is the role of language in History or in other Areas of Knowledge?
How has technology affected language and communication?
How do we learn language and why are there rules?
How does the status of a particular language change over time?
What are the various roles of language?
What roles do context, selection, emphasis, emotion, and word choice play in language?
How do personal word associations affect our understanding of different subject areas?