Publication: El relativismo lingüístico en la ciencia ficción
Authors
Hurtado González, Silvia
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Universidad de Murcia, Editum
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Abstract
El objetivo de este trabajo es la ciencia ficción lingü
ística
,
entendida como un
subgéne
ro dentro de la ciencia ficción
que s
e ocupa de reflex
ionar sobre
diferentes
aspectos del l
enguaje
. E
n concreto,
se lleva a cabo un
estudio comparativo de las
siguientes
dos obras
:
Lengua materna
,
de Suzette Haden El
gin
,
y
La historia de tu
vida
,
de Ted Chiang.
El argumento de
estas dos historias
gira en torn
o al
relativismo
lingüístico
o hipótesis de Sapir
-
Whorf
, que alude a la influencia del lenguaje en la
concepción
y percepción del mundo
.
En el caso de la primera novela mencionada
, la
aplicación de
los postulados del relativismo lingüístico
da
como resulta
do la
invención
de una lengua cuyo objetivo es
transmitir las percepciones de las mujeres
.
En cuanto
al segundo relato
, aprender la lengua de los extraterrestres implica la modificación
susta
ncial de la concepción del tiempo
por parte de la protagonista.
P
ero en ambas
narraciones
la lengua
es presentada
como un instrumento capaz de concebir una
nueva realidad.
Se trata, por lo tanto, de una
defe
nsa de las ideas transmitidas por
el
relativismo lingüístico,
que
, al margen de la
atención que pueda recibir
en el
ámbito
académico,
demuestra ser un planteamiento muy atractivo
para crear ficciones
.
The focus of this work is linguistic science fiction, understood as a subgenre in science fiction which reflects upon different aspects of language. Specifically, a comparative study is undertaken of the following works: “Native Tongue” by Suzette Haden Elgin and "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. The plot of these two s tories pivots on linguistic relativism or the Sapir - Whorf hypothesis, which alludes to the influence of language in the conception and perception of the world. In the case of the first novel mentioned, the application of postulates from linguistic relativi sm results in the invention of a language whose objective is to transmit women’s perceptions. In terms of the second work, learning the language of extra - terrestrials implies the substantial modification of the conception of time by the protagonist. Howeve r, in both works, language is presented as an instrument capable of conceiving a new reality. It therefore concerns a defence of ideas transmitted by linguistic relativism which, apart from the attention it may receive in academia, proves to be a highly at tractive approach to fictional creation.
The focus of this work is linguistic science fiction, understood as a subgenre in science fiction which reflects upon different aspects of language. Specifically, a comparative study is undertaken of the following works: “Native Tongue” by Suzette Haden Elgin and "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. The plot of these two s tories pivots on linguistic relativism or the Sapir - Whorf hypothesis, which alludes to the influence of language in the conception and perception of the world. In the case of the first novel mentioned, the application of postulates from linguistic relativi sm results in the invention of a language whose objective is to transmit women’s perceptions. In terms of the second work, learning the language of extra - terrestrials implies the substantial modification of the conception of time by the protagonist. Howeve r, in both works, language is presented as an instrument capable of conceiving a new reality. It therefore concerns a defence of ideas transmitted by linguistic relativism which, apart from the attention it may receive in academia, proves to be a highly at tractive approach to fictional creation.
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