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Language
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3 Theories
Definition
Criticism - some definitions are vague and imprecise; defining a word with another word, with another word, etc
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Denotation
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Literal meaning of the word; meaningful words are found in the world, they stand for something
Image theory
Criticism - If meanings are in mind, we can never be sure that someone else understands the meaning of a word in the same way we do
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Linguistic relativity
Different languages lead to different perceptions of reality, leading cultures to behave distinctly according to what words and phrases they use to label the world
Universal Language
Whatever language we speak in, we still perceive of the world in the same way (Noam Chomsky)
Emotion
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James-Lange Theory
If the physical part is removed the emotional part disappears; if appropriate physical symptoms are mimicked, the correspondent emotion is generated
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