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The reading passage asserts that according to the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, our language system affects perception. However, the speaker contradicts the reading with opposing view.
To begin with, the reading passage argues that while Eskimo language has almost/about fifty words to describe "snow", English has only word "snow". (그래서 뭐가 어떻다는 건가요? 원인과 결과가 없네요… reading 에서 ~하기 때문에 ~하다 라는 식으로 설명하지 않았을까요?) However, the speaker actually points out that there is no fundamental difference between those two languages even though snow takes a crucial part of an Eskimo's life. It is because the Eskimo language actually has ten to twenty words describing snow. At the same time, English also has few words indicating snow such as "slushy", "ice" or "powder". Thus, these two language systems cannot be basically distinguishable. Lecture 에 나온 예시를 언급하시고는 그렇기 때문에 ~~이다 라는 식으로 문장이 나와주니까 예시가 어떤 의미에서 무엇을 보여주려고 씌였는지 보이네요~ 이런식으로 reading 도 써주세요~
On top of that, the passage claims that the Hopi language system has no concept of tense and time while a concept of time is very important in European physics consider the concept of time important. In contrary to reading’s claim, the speaker argues that there exist a way to describe time in Hopi language even though it is not the tense. He also emphasizes that a phrase of Hopi language such as "early in the morning" indicates the concept of time. Thus, the speaker denies the reading's assertion that Hopi physics is completely different from that of England. Also, he says there can be other means to describe a concept other than grammar.
Furthermore, the reading passage asserts that according to Lavinson's experiment, the Trejapans only use absolute frames of reference while Dutch speakers use non-absolute frames of reference in their language. However, the speaker describes that the experiment is not properly conducted because it included environment and language at the same time. 무슨 말인가요? He also describes a new experiment found that the English speakers using non-absolute frames of reference also use absolute frames. Therefore, the speaker argues that inappropriate control in experiment can make variable results.
For these reasons, the speaker challenges the reading passage's point that our perception is influenced by language system.
Reading 과 lecture 의 detail 한 부분들까지도 중요하게 다뤄주시면 좋을 것 같습니다. 수고하셨습니다~ |