- Whorfian hypothesis
- noun Etymology: Benjamin Lee Whorf died 1941 American anthropologist Date: 1954 a theory in linguistics: one's language determines one's conception of the world
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Whorfian hypothesis
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Whorfian hypothesis — /hwawr fee euhn, hwohr , wawr , wohr /. See Sapir Whorf hypothesis. [1960 65; WHORF + IAN] * * * … Universalium
whorfian hypothesis — ˈ(h)wȯrfēən noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: Benjamin Lee Whorf died 1941 American anthropologist + English ian : a theory in linguistics: an individual s language determines his conception of the world * * * /hwawr fee euhn, hwohr … Useful english dictionary
sapir-whorf hypothesis — sə¦pi(ə)rˈ(h)wȯ(ə)rf noun Usage: usually capitalized S&W Etymology: after Edward Sapir died 1939 & Benjamin Lee Whorf died 1941 American linguists : whorfian hypothesis herein * * * Sapir Whorf hypothesis 7 [ … Useful english dictionary
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Benjamin Lee Whorf — Infobox Scientist name = Benjamin Whorf box width = image width =200px caption = Benjamin Lee Whorf as a young man. birth date = April 24, 1897 birth place = Winthrop, Massachusetts death date = July 26, 1941 death place = residence = cxtizenship … Wikipedia
Principle of linguistic relativity — The principle of linguistic relativity is Benjamin Whorf s theory of the way in which an individual s thoughts are influenced by the language(s) they have available to express them.Many versions of this theory have been proposed and debated, some … Wikipedia
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