论“萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说”强式与弱式版本的内涵差异及其现实意义

Comment on the Difference of Connotation of Strong and Weak Version of "Sapir-Wolf Hypothesis" and Practical Significance

"萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说(Sapir–wharf Hypothesis)",分为强式与弱式两种版本,是关于语言与思维关系的重要理论,认为语言只是在一定程度上影响思维,并不起制约或主导作用。从"内容与形式"的哲学角度,论述"假说"强式版本的不当之处,支持"假说"的弱势版本,并从英汉语语言的差异中对比总结,探寻这些语言差异带给两种语言使用者思维上的不同,从而进一步深化语言对思维影响的论断。

＂Sapir-Wolf hypothesis＂, which is divided into strong version and weak version, an important theory about the relation be- tween language and thinking that language has an influence on thinking to a certain extent, but language does not restrict or play a leading role in thinking .The inappropriate point of the strong version of the ＂Hypothesis＂ is to be analyzed from the perspective of ＂content and form＂ and the weak version of ＂Hypothesis＂ is supported and differences between English and Chinese language are compared and summarized and different thinking of the two language users because of these differences in language is explored so as to further deepen the conclusion that language has an influence on thinking.