1 nazhika12/29/2022 ![]() ![]() Language, unique to mankind, which is the method of relaying thoughts by the use of signs, can be analyzed in wake of its connection to culture which is itself a diverse entity constituting knowledge, traditions, values, art, rituals and much more that are provided by the historical, environmental and psychological dimensions of human exposure which a person acquires as being part of the society. ![]() Linguistic Determinism Translation Categories LanguageĜulture Sapir-Whorf Hypotheses Linguistic Relativism Accepting the influence of language and culture to great extent, the paper tries to show how perception shapes up under the two with research proof and theories supporting the same in background. The concerns of translation have been addressed briefly along with posing the debate of 'deterministic' approach's viability to the reader's discretion. The research has led to conclusions which support the theses at its weaker level and establish the one to one relation existing between the two subjects in question. Doctrines of linguistic relativism and linguistic determinism have been captured with citations from literary texts of renowned linguists and have been subjected to the penetrating light of analysis with the evidence collected in terms of categories of language like gender, religion, time etc. Defining language as a exclusively human entity for communication using sophisticated variables and culture as the 'know-how' required for smooth subsistence in a society, the Sapir-Whorf Hypotheses has been studied with evidence collected from my Mother tongue in relation to English. ![]() The intriguing question, whether language and culture have something to do with each other was the propellant behind this research. Literature Review / Dissertation Chapters ![]()
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