Linguistic Relativity: An essential guide to past debates and future prospects

Pelletier, Francis Jeffry Francis Jeffry Pelletier, Ryan M. Nefdt,

ISBN 10: 0197799841 / ISBN 13: 9780197799840

Published by OUP USA, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Linguistic Relativity: An essential guide to past debates and future prospects
• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197799841
• ISBN 13: 9780197799840
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Linguistic Relativity is an introduction to linguistic relativism which delves into its historical antecedents as well as its contemporary applications

About the Author

Francis Jeffry Pelletier, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Computing Science, University of Alberta, and Ryan M. Nefdt is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol

Francis Jeffry Pelletier is a Professor Emeritus, Philosophy and Computing Science at the University of Alberta and Professor Emeritus, Philosophy and Linguistics and Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Science (2004-2010) at the Simon Fraser University. He is the author of countless journal articles and book chapters in linguistics, cognitive science, computer science, logic, and philosophy.

Ryan M. Nefdt is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and a Professor of Philosophy who works on issues in linguistics, cognitive science, and AI at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of Language, Science and Structure (OUP 2023), as well as numerous articles and book chapters in linguistics and philosophy.