essay
Hopi semantics
handbook of north american indians. southwest • 9 • Published In 1979 • Pages: 581-586
By: Voegelin, Carl F., Voegelin, Florence, Masayesva Jeanne, Laverne.
Abstract
In his analysis of Hopi semantics in 1940, Benjamin Lee Whorf, a noted linguist, spoke of the language in terms of what he called “linguistic relativity,” a phrase used to refer to Hopi as a language clearly differentiated from English, for example, in the “language-particular” aspect of its semantic structure. This concept, challenged by the bolder question of whether or not there exists for all natural languages a shared semantic core that is language-universal rather than language-particular, is the main thrust of discussion in this source. The author's examination of the above hypothesis involves a detailed study of Hopi grammatical elements and their integration into the Whorfian scheme of semantic analysis.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Linguist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1988
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Hopi pueblos, First, Second, and Third Mesas, northeastern Arizona, United States
- Notes
- Carl F. Voegelin, Florence F. Voegelin and Laverne Masayesva Jeanne
- Bibliographical references in 37: Brew, pp. 625-678
- LCCN
- 77017162
- LCSH
- Hopi Indians