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Article #558Re: Language versus concept
From: Doug Morse
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:34
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:34
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Hi Glen, Actually, no, I'm not making the Whorfian claim. I am of the opinion that natural language is probably the most predominate from of adult cognition, but it is far from being the only form. Indeed, that's part of what's motivating my question re: concept vs. language. Can people form and use concepts *without* language? If so, how so? Doug > > > What is "language"? This is not a rhetorical question. > > > > A highly-symbolic system of representation, for the most part unique > > to humans, that allows individual experiences to be classified, > > stored, and shared (communicated). > > So your position is that thought cannot occur without language. I > don't think linguists or psychologists would agree.
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