Examination of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis through the perspective of the comparison and contrast of the Chinese and Maya languages
Posted on:2012-09-23
Degree:M.A
Type:Thesis
University:Long Island University, The Brooklyn Center
Candidate:Simpson, Brenton
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GTID:2455390008492500
Subject:Speech communication
Abstract/Summary:
This thesis will be discussing how the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis applies to the Mayan and Chinese languages, in both written and spoken forms. The thesis demonstrates how these two languages offer linguistic facts that affect both cognition and cultural behavior.