sapir-whorf hypothesis

Sa·pir-Whorf hypoth·esis

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-peer-hwawrf, -hwohrf, -wawrf, -wohrf]
- /səˈpɪərˈʰwɔrf, -ˈʰwoʊrf, -ˈwɔrf, -ˈwoʊrf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-peer-hwawrf, -hwohrf, -wawrf, -wohrf]
- /səˈpɪərˈʰwɔrf, -ˈʰwoʊrf, -ˈwɔrf, -ˈwoʊrf/

Definitions of sapir-whorf hypothesis words

noun sapir-whorf hypothesis a theory developed by Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf that states that the structure of a language determines or greatly influences the modes of thought and behavior characteristic of the culture in which it is spoken. 1
noun sapir-whorf hypothesis the theory that human languages determine the structure of the real world as perceived by human beings, rather than vice versa, and that this structure is different and incommensurable from one language to another 0

before 1950

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First recorded in 1950-55

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