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Categories: Arguments in philosophy of mind, Linguistic hypotheses, Philosophy of language, Language comparison, Philosophical problems
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linguistic relativity  Sapir-Whorf hypothesis  Linguistic Relativism  Sapir-Worf Hypothesis  Sapir Whorf hypothesis
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The idea of linguistic relativity, also known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, the Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, is a principle suggesting that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition, and thus individuals' languages determine or shape their perceptions of the world. Wikipedia
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The idea of linguistic relativity, also known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, the Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, is a principle suggesting that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition, and thus individuals' languages determine or shape their perceptions of the world. Wikipedia
Principle claiming that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition Wikidata
In linguistics a hypothesis which states that a person's native tongue influences the way he thinks and behaves. OmegaWiki
IS A
scientific hypothesis
NAMED AFTER
Sapir
Benjamin Lee Whorf
STUDIED BY
cognitive linguistics
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linguistic relativity
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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Linguistic relativity, linguistic relativity, Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, Whorfian hypothesis, Whorfianism

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