Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Definition
sə-pîrwôrf, -hwôrf
noun
A hypothesis holding that the structure of a language affects the perceptions of reality of its speakers and thus influences their thought patterns and worldviews.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
After Edward Sapir Benjamin Lee Whorf
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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