对萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说的反思

Reflections on the Sapir—Whorf Hypothesis ——From the Philosophical and Psychological Perspective

从哲学及心理学的角度对萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说及其众多解释的分析表明了假说本身的隐晦及语言学者们对假说理解的不足。在此基础上进行反思提出了较萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说更为合理的解释。

By analyzing the Sapir—Whorf hypothesis and its various explanations from philosophical and psychological perspective, the author points out the obscurity of the hypothesis itself and the misunderstanding of many linguists. Based on the reflection, the author proposes a more reasonable interpretation.