Spatial language and cognition in Isthmus Zapotec

How are linguistic and cognitive practices shared among individuals (and more broadly) populations and cultures? Further, how are cognitive strategies shared at the local level? Li and colleagues (Li & Gleitman 2002; Li et al 2011; inter alia) suggest that the variation observed in reference frame practices among populations of the world results from coincidental patterns in education & literacy of certain populations, as well as the interaction of community size and structure with local landscape. In contrast, Levinson and colleagues (Pederson et al. 1998; Levinson 2003; inter alia) argue that language and culture are the primary conduits for the sharing of linguistic and cognitive practices. This debate stems from renewed interest in Whorf’s (1956) Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis, that language influences thought.

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State University of New York at Buffalo

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2018

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• Moore, Randi

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• Bohnemeyer, Juergen
• Linguistics

• linguistics
• cognitive psychology
• sociolinguistics

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/10477/78085

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