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The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

Liang Hai-ying

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The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is concerned with the relationship between language and culture, including Linguistic Determinism and linguistic Relativity. The author first analyzes the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in details, then, the author elaborates on the hypothesis' implications on foreign language teaching and learning, claiming that learning, in concept understanding, in syntax study or discourse study, as well as in vocabulary study, will be more effective if it is from different cognitive perspectives and different cultures.

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The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is concerned with the relationship between language and culture, including Linguistic Determinism and linguistic Relativity. The author first analyzes the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in details, then, the author elaborates on the hypothesis' implications on foreign language teaching and learning, claiming that learning, in concept understanding, in syntax study or discourse study, as well as in vocabulary study, will be more effective if it is from different cognitive perspectives and different cultures.

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The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is concerned with the relationship between language and culture, including Linguistic Determinism and linguistic Relativity. The author first analyzes the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in details, then, the author elaborates on the hypothesis' implications on foreign language teaching and learning, claiming that learning, in concept understanding, in syntax study or discourse study, as well as in vocabulary study, will be more effective if it is from different cognitive perspectives and different cultures.

Key concepts: Linguistic relativity, Linguistics, Syntax, Vocabulary, Foreign language, Cognition, Psychology, Philosophy

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