Abstract:The Sapir‐Whorf Hypothesis, also known as the linguistic relativity hypothesis, states that the language one knows affects how one thinks about the world. The hypothesis is most strongly associated wi...The Sapir‐Whorf Hypothesis, also known as the linguistic relativity hypothesis, states that the language one knows affects how one thinks about the world. The hypothesis is most strongly associated with Benjamin Lee Whorf, a fire prevention engineer who became a scholar of language under the guidance of linguist and anthropologist Edward Sapir. The claim that language influences thought predates both Whorf and Sapir. Wilhelm von Humboldt addressed the relation between the structure of one's language and one's worldview as early as the 1820s.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-10-17
Language: en
Type: other
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