The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Today
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The Sapir-Whorf's Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis provokes intellectual discussion about the strong impact language has on our perception of the world around us as discussed by the authors.Abstract:
The Sapir-Whorf's Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis provokes intellectual discussion about the strong impact language has on our perception of the world around us. This paper intends to enliven the still open questions raised by this hypothesis. This is done by considering some of Sapir’s, Whorf’s, and other scholar’s works.read more
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Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf
TL;DR: The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897--1941) grasped the relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape our innermost thoughts as discussed by the authors, and his basic thesis is that our perception of the world and our ways of thinking about it are deeply influenced by the structure of the languages we speak.
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Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf
TL;DR: The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897--1941) grasped the relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape our innermost thoughts as mentioned in this paper, and his basic thesis is that our perception of the world and our ways of thinking about it are deeply influenced by the structure of the languages we speak.
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Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
TL;DR: The author examines how languages influence each other and investigates the role of language, race, and culture in the development of language and literature.