On Language Determinism and Relativity

Abstract

Language, i.e. the human ability to communicate, reflects and enhances our view of the world and as a structural element largely contributes to the development of culture. Linguistically the phenomenon is defined as linguistic determinism and relativity. Language is not only a means to transfer ideas and concepts but it also creates and reflects them. It can give birth to phenomena that do not exist as such. Being a means of inter-cultural communication, language is also the bearer of a national make-up with its light or serious pronouncement, solemnity or dramatism. Despite the linguo-cultural diversity of the world, there are some universalities that have turned into a subject of serious linguistic investigation.