Re : Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 14/10/99 23:47:14  , wwang a =E9crit :

> I know there are people, and some on this list, who do claim to feel
>  differently when they speak one language rather than another.  Any
>  thoughts?  Do these feelings stem from the language itself, and how one
>  expresses one's self in it, or is it due to being in a different social
>  environment?  Anyway, hope I haven't rambled on too long.
> =20
>  -Weiben Wang
>  wwang@nypl.org
i agree with you 100%.
i think a different cultural background makes you think different,
but a different language doesn't.
however, i also feel that "root words" cover different concepts depending
on languages. you can always derive or combine them to produce
universal concepts any earthling understands but the original word stocks
are different. in other words, the classification of items-in-the-world=20
differs
from one lang to another. and i think this is still overlooked.

mathias