The Complex and Contrasting Layers of Categorization
The Complex and Contrasting Layers of Categorization

Author(s): Medina Kapetan
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Naučnoistraživački institut »Ibn Sina«
Keywords: Linguistic Relativity; Taboo Language; Categorization; Discrimination;
Summary/Abstract: This paper tackles the concept of categorization through multiple approaches – from psychology, cognitive science such as linguistics, and a more humanist and idealistic approach. The primary aim of this work is to raise the question of whether categorization is indeed as beneficial to human beings as it seems to be. More precisely focused on the fact that humans are socially reliant beings, the paper presents categorization as a concept that is strengthened and even begun by the language we use every day.

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