• Carving the body at its joints: Does the way we speak about the body shape the way we think about it? 

      Devylder, Simon René Charles; Bracks, Christoph; Shimotori, Misuzu; Siahaan, Poppy (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-26)
      Looking at the way different linguistic communities speak about a universally shared domain of experience raises questions that are central to the language sciences. How can we compare meaning across languages? What is the interaction between language, thought, and perception? Does linguistic diversity entail linguistic relativism? The literature on the naming systems of the body across languages ...
    • Carving the body at its joints: Does the way we speak about the body shape the way we think about it? 

      Devylder, Simon René Charles; Bracks, Christoph; Shimotori, Misuzu; Siahaan, Poppy (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-26)
      Looking at the way different linguistic communities speak about a universally shared domain of experience raises questions that are central to the language sciences. How can we compare meaning across languages? What is the interaction between language, thought, and perception? Does linguistic diversity entail linguistic relativism? The literature on the naming systems of the body across languages ...