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Culture, Language and Personality: Selected Essays
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 408.1
EAN: 9780520055940
ISBN: 0520055942
Label: University of California Press
Manufacturer: University of California Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 617
Publication Date: January 01, 1985
Publisher: University of California Press
Studio: University of California Press
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Editorial Review:
Edward Sapir was one of those men, rare among scientists and scholars, who are spoken of by their colleagues in terms of genius. His writings on frontier problems in cultural anthropology, psychology, and linguistics are outstanding for their provocative insights and remarkable control of factual data. His long essay on language, his principal field of study, is an illuminating exploration of various aspects of the subject. His stress on the fact that language is a cultural or social product helped to make linguistics an integral part of the study of man. The interplay of culture and personality was a field where Sapir was a pioneer and many of his essays have become classics in the social sciences. The nine contributions brought together in this volume well show the distinction and lasting quality of Sapir's work. They include "Culture, Genuine and Spurious," "The Meaning of Religion," "Language," "Cultural Anthropology and Psychiatry," and "The Statue of Linguistics as a Science."
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Rating: - More on the Sapir-Whorf relationship
While studying the work of Benjamin Lee Whorf, I took a side
trip and read this volume from cover to cover. I came away with
enormous respect for Edward Sapir as a thinker and as someone who
knew both the pitfalls and privileges of modernity. The articles in
the collection are of interest to students of culture, but will reward reading by any thoughtful person.
Whorf and Sapir had an interesting relationship.
Whorf studied linguistics and anthropology ... Read More
Rating: - Fascinating
After reading the currently available collection of Whorf's work, I became interested in the 'linguistic relativist' position and decided to read this book of Sapir's. However, there is little comparison to be made between the two scholars; Sapir comes off as far deeper and more professional than Whorf, and writes profoundly about a broad range of issues. This book includes writings on anthropology, linguistics, sociology, literary criticism (which I found a little dodgy, to tell the truth), music, ... Read More
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