... on culture. Often conceived of as the classic "chicken and egg" question, theorists and educators continue to postulate hypotheses concerning this link, namely, the extent to which language simultaneously reflects and encodes world views. Of particular importance in this debate is the ... naturalistic privileging, and consequently respect for the power and pivotal role of natural phenomena, to a much more anthropocentric one which instead privileges human-made "creations" over nature's pervasive bounty? Alternatively, do current lexicalizations stress 'our' creations over nature's? ...

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