Os limites do debate universalismo das cores vs. relativismo linguístico/ The limits of the debate universalism of colors vs. linguistic relativity
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https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv7n10-460Keywords:
Relativismo Linguístico, Universalismo das Cores, Percepção de Cores, Percepção Categórica.Abstract
Este artigo tem como objetivo mostrar que a discussão entre Universalismo das Cores e Relativismo Linguístico é apenas um debate linguístico e não podemos implicar através das teses que a percepção de cores é influenciada (ou não) pelo número de categorias para cores que uma língua dispõe. Para isso, analisamos minuciosamente as teses universalistas e relativistas a fim de encontrar evidências experimentais que suportem as implicações feitas: a língua influencia ou não a percepção de cores. Nenhum experimento proposto por linguistas suportam as implicações que fazem acerca da cognição e percepção humana. Teorias linguísticas não são suficientes para responder a pergunta acerca de como percebemos as cores e a relação entre língua e percepção.
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