Description
This discussion we want to consider human perception. Since the readings focus on a variety of linguistic structures, I am posting a number of discussion threads for you to choose from. You will be writing three posts in total - at least one substantial discussion of one of the topics and two replies. All of your posts can be substantial, addressing the different topics.
Topics: CHOOSE ONE TO WRITE ABOUT
Semantic Domain of Spatial Frames of Reference, Semantic Domain of Color, or Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
At least one post is your substantial interpretation of the topic. Your two other posts are replies to classmates, looking for similarities, differences, patterns and/or trends. All three posts should be at least 250-300 words in length.
First off, I want you to read Ahearn's Chapter 4. Chapter 4 is a bit longer, as well as a bit repetitive, but it does include some important information. The chapter is broken down into sections pertaining to Linguistic Relativity, the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, investigating the effects of language on thought, language in general, linguistic structures and language use.
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Running head: LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES
Linguistic Structures
Student’s Name
Institution Affiliation
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LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES
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Discussion
Semantic Domain of Color,
Languages have vocabularies that act as segments that can help in joining words into sentences
which can then be classified under nouns, adjectives, and verbs. The labeling and the use of
language will however vary across different cultures such that what the Chinese use in
classifying their languages is different from what the English use. It is under such entities that
translation is always lost if the translator is not well-versed with the two languages and their
semantics. It is for this case that the semantic domain of color comes into play because they draw
their meaning from mutual contrasts. The description of color, like any other components of
language, goes beyond the abstraction of visuals as its discriminable hues bring about variation
in languages and terminologies used (He et al., 2019). Color varies from one language to another
but the common entity is that every color has its subdomains as seen in the case of green and red
color whose subdivisions are scarlet and crimson....