If that’s not true, if this thinking gets people more interested in
Something more German about Backpfeifengesicht, or particularly Japanese
To differently than speakers of a language that doesn’t. People who speak that language view or feel whatever that word applies
#Nodus tollens in english full#
And if you go full Whorf on it, it’s easy toĪrgue that if a language has a specific word for something, it must mean Of, at least in its strongest incarnation, but it’s an idea that is This is an attitude we’ve looked at askance in our video about it, and which linguists are generally suspicious Maybe part of what makes these articles so popular is that they’re connected to the central idea of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis: that language shapes thought. Refer to a face in need of a fist, is less about the face and more about Like, the German word Backpfeifengesicht, claimed to Refer to, and more about evoking feelings of familiarity andĬommiseration. Even the more concrete nouns are less about what they Very same foundation: specific emotions, experiences, and interpersonal Interestingly, the foreign language lists rest on the “the realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you Which refers to a particular kind of argument in logic - referring to For instance, nodus tollens - a riff on modus tollens, Paragraph-long definitions) neatly packaged into single words, perfectįor individual consumption. a compendium of complex emotions (the newest additions have This particular listicle presents us with items from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Language, many before it have inspired the same fascination using words from other languages.
This latest example focuses on fictional entries into the English Surrounding the connection between language and human experience. Tapped into what seems to be a bottomless well of enthusiasm
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