English Explanatory Dictionary

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The hypothesis that the structure of a language affects the worldview or cognition of its speakers.

Word forms

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

Etymology

Named after two researchers, Edward Sapir and his student Benjamin Lee Whorf, who observed that linguistic differences have consequences in human cognition and behavior.

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