Whorfian
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editWhorfian (comparative more Whorfian, superlative most Whorfian)
- (cognitive linguistics) Relating to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which proposes a form of linguistic relativity, i.e. that the structure of a language affects the ways in which its speakers conceptualize their world.
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editrelating to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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