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Date: | Thursday, March 15, 2007, 18:19 |
In a message dated 3/15/2007 2:49:52 AM Central Daylight Time, lars.finsen@ORTYGIA.NO writes:> I suppose one or two here must have noticed Jack Vance. I just > finished rereading his Languages of Pao, which took on a new flavour > in view of my recent conlanging activity. In it, he endorses the view > that the attitudes and behaviour of people are results of or > influenced by the characteristics of their language rather than the > other way aroundI read that long ago, and I wish I could get a copy. You're describing the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. stevo </HTML>
Jim Henry <jimhenry1973@...> |