LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY IN THE LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY -

LINGUISTIC BEHAVIOR / STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE

Language and Programs Policies

Presented by: Jomar Abalos

 CONTENTS

1 THE TITLE
4 EXAMPLES

2 LANGUAGE RELATIVITY
5 QUIZ

3 SOCIETY-LINGUISTIC BEHAVIOR/STRUCTURE
AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE
6 ASSIGNMENT
 The Linguistic Relativity, Languange and Society -
Linguistic Behavior/Structure, and Social Structure

LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY LANGUAGE STRUCTURE SOCIETY - LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE

is a principle suggesting that the
structure of a language influences
its speakers’ worldview.
refers to the systematic ar- is a behavior or structure of a
language that has an influence
rangement and organisation of
words, phrases, and sentences of the society
LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

In 1930, Benjamin Lee Whorf argued that “different languages

represent different ways of thinking about the world around
us.”

Linguistic Relativity also known as Sapir-Whorf or Whorfanism, is a principle

suggesting that the structure of a language influences its speakers’ world-
view or cognition, and thus individuals’ languages determine or shape their
perception of the world.
SOCIETY - LINGUISTIC BEHAVIOR/STRUCTURE
AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE

• Society-linguistic is the structure of a language affected by social fac-

tors, gender, ethnicity, age or social class for instance. The varieties of
language used in a society reflect their regional, social or ethnic origin
and may even be gender.

• Social Structure is a group of different social groups and/or institutions.

 INUIT ESKIMOS ENGLISH EXAMPLES

• explaining to your Inuit

• in the Inuit language, • there is only one
friend over the phone
word for snow.
many words are
that there is a snow in-
used to describe snow:
front of you.
"wet snow,"
"clinging snow," "frosty

snow," and so

Examples of Linguistic Relativity in the Language and Society -

Linguistic Behavior / Structure and Social Structure
 ABORIGINAL PEOPLE FILIPINO PEOPLE EXAMPLES

• pass the paper from left

• uses cardinal and quadran- • uses the relative di-
rections such as: left, to right / pass the pa-
tal points to indicate the lo-
right, backward(s), per from north to south
cation of things; north,
forward(s) • people at the left raise
south, east and west.
your hands / people at
the south raise your
hands.

Examples of Linguistic Relativity in the Language and Society -

Linguistic Behavior / Structure and Social Structure
 Quiz:

Direction: Essay. For a five-point quiz, on a

one-fourth sheet of paper, in your own words,
write one to two sentences for the following titles:

• Language Relativity
• Language Structure
QUIZ • Social Structure

Linguistic Relativity in the Language and Society - Linguistic Behavior/

Structure and Social Structure
 Assignment:

Search for a word that has different meanings

in different countries or social structures. Write
an example using the word in a sentence. Use a
one-fourth sheet of paper.

ASSIGNMENT

Linguistic Relativity in the Language and Society - Linguistic Behavior/

Structure and Social Structure
THANK YOU