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No one would disagree with the claim that language and thought interact in many significant ways. There is great disagreement, however, about the proposition that each specific language has its own influence on the thought and action of its speakers. On the one hand, anyone who has learned more than one language is struck by the many ways in which languages differ from one another. But on the other hand, we expect human beings everywhere to have similar ways of experiencing the world.
Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis
The Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis, popularly known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, or as Whorfianism, holds that the structure of human language effects the way in which an individual conceptualizes their world. Working from the position that every language describes and conceptualizes the world in its own unique way, it holds that a person's native language limits their cross-cultural understanding.
Relativism > The Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Summer 2015 Edition) The Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis Many linguists, including Noam Chomsky, contend that language in the sense we ordinary think of it, in th
Linguistic relativity The principle of linguistic relativity holds that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition. Popularly known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, the principle is often defined to includ
Linguistic relativity The principle of linguistic relativity holds that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition. Popularly known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, the principle is often defined to includ
Linguistic relativity The principle of linguistic relativity holds that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition. Popularly known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, the principle is often defined to includ
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Hypothesis Examples A hypothesis has classical been referred to as an educated guess. In the context of the scientific method, this description is somewhat correct. After a problem is identified, the scientist would typically conduct some research ab
Feature (linguistics) In linguistics, a feature is the assignment of binary or unary conditions which act as constraints.[clarification needed] 1 In phonology 2 In morphology 3 In semantics 5 References In phonology[edit] In phonology, segments are c