A language is a dialect with an army and navy. His point being that the difference between a language and a dialect was ultimately a political distinction and had little to do with linguistics per se. Thus, German and Dutch are separate languages, but Mandarin and Meixian Chinese are supposed dialects.
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The theory of linguistic relativity.
Explanation:
Benjamin Lee Whorf claimed that the structure of the language we speak determines our world view, thought and even our cognition. In oder words the way you interprete the world depends on the language you use to think.
There are two versions of this controvertial theory: the strong version, that says language determines thought and that linguistic categories and the way the are combined limit and determine our cognitive categories; the weak version claims that linguistic categories and usage have influence to some extent on thoughts and decisions.
This principle was first widely accepted in the begining of this the 20th century, but lost acceptance with Noam Chomsky's formulated arguments against it.
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And We have not sent you except to all of mankind as a herald and a warner
I have no idea I just need more points so I can ask more questions
No idea but i hate em for taking my points away :/
