Linguistics and anthropology have much in common in terms of research category and methodology. Whereas the ＂emic/etic＂ approach in linguistics distinguishes between the social/psychological qualities of the sound s...Linguistics and anthropology have much in common in terms of research category and methodology. Whereas the ＂emic/etic＂ approach in linguistics distinguishes between the social/psychological qualities of the sound system of a specific language and the physical/ physiological qualities of supra-language sounds, the ＂emic/etic＂ approach in anthropology attempts to make a distinction between the ＂inside＂ view and the ＂outside＂ view of culture. Both approaches involve a set of dualistic relationships between linguistic and cultural relativity and linguistic and cultural universality, as well as between linguistic/ cultural diversity and genetic diversity. Due to validation difficulties, ＂linguistic relativity＂ has received a cold welcome in the field of linguistics. However, ＂cultural relativity＂ now constitutes the core of modem anthropology. The inherent links and near identity of functions between linguistic/cultural diversity and biological diversity render possible methodological exchanges across the disciplines.展开更多
文摘Linguistics and anthropology have much in common in terms of research category and methodology. Whereas the ＂emic/etic＂ approach in linguistics distinguishes between the social/psychological qualities of the sound system of a specific language and the physical/ physiological qualities of supra-language sounds, the ＂emic/etic＂ approach in anthropology attempts to make a distinction between the ＂inside＂ view and the ＂outside＂ view of culture. Both approaches involve a set of dualistic relationships between linguistic and cultural relativity and linguistic and cultural universality, as well as between linguistic/ cultural diversity and genetic diversity. Due to validation difficulties, ＂linguistic relativity＂ has received a cold welcome in the field of linguistics. However, ＂cultural relativity＂ now constitutes the core of modem anthropology. The inherent links and near identity of functions between linguistic/cultural diversity and biological diversity render possible methodological exchanges across the disciplines.
