Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
(Redirected from Sapir–Whorf hypothesis)
English
editEtymology
editNamed after two researchers, Edward Sapir and his student Benjamin Lee Whorf, who observed that linguistic differences have consequences in human cognition and behavior.
Proper noun
editthe Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
- (linguistics) The principle that the structure of a language affects its speakers' worldview or cognition.
Translations
editprinciple that a language's structure affects its speakers' worldview or cognition
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