Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7298322 | Lingua | 2018 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The following paper poses these questions and conciliates their frequently radicalized answers. On the one hand, it critically revisits the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and offers a revised theory of linguistic determinism - centered on culture rather than language - which affirms language's ontological non-neutrality. On the other hand, it shows that, within this conception, linguistic diversity can coexist with, and even positively contribute to, the development of a global lingua franca; while simultaneously profiting from a lingua franca's capacity to generate a shared plane where linguistic and cultural distinctiveness is not homogenized and diminished, but rather shines through, enabled and reinforced.
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Authors
André Patrão,