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Whorf — [wɔːf], Benjamin Lee, amerikanischer Sprachwissenschaftler, * Winthrop (Massachusetts) 24. 4. 1897, ✝ Wethersfield (Connecticut) 26. 7. 1941; erforschte im Zusammenhang mit Untersuchungen zu den nordamerikanischen Indianersprachen (v. a. Hopi)… … Universal-Lexikon
Whorf — Whorf, Benjamin Lee … Enciclopedia Universal
Whorf — Benjamin Lee Whorf (* 24. April 1897 in Winthrop, Massachusetts; † 26. Juli 1941 in Wethersfield, Connecticut) war ein US amerikanischer Linguist, der vor allem durch die mit nach ihm benannte Sapir Whorf Hypothese bekannt wurde. Hauptberuflich… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Whorf — Benjamin Lee Whorf Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897 1941), linguiste et anthropologue américain, fut l un des premiers linguistes à s intéresser aux langues amérindiennes [1]. Il est également l auteur avec Edward Sapir de l hypothèse de Sapir Whorf pour … Wikipédia en Français
Whorf — /hwawrf, wawrf/, n. Benjamin Lee, 1897 1941, U.S. linguist. * * * [(h)wôrf] Benjamin Lee (1897 1941), U.S. linguist and insurance worker, known for his contribution to the Sapir Whorf hypothesis. A student of linguistics in his spare time, Whorf… … Useful english dictionary
Whorf — Recorded in several spellings including Warf, Wharf, Wharfe, and Whorf, this is an English surname. It is sometimes residential, describing a person who was associated with the River Wharf in Yorkshire, or it was occupational, originally… … Surnames reference
Whorf,Benjamin Lee — Whorf (wôrf, hwôf), Benjamin Lee. 1897 1941. American linguist who developed what came to be known as the Sapir Whorf hypothesis in collaboration with his teacher Edward Sapir. * * * … Universalium
Whorf, Benjamin Lee — born April 24, 1897, Winthrop, Mass., U.S. died July 26, 1941, Wethersfield, Conn. U.S. linguist. He worked professionally as a fire prevention authority. The concept he developed (under Edward Sapir s influence) of the equation of culture and… … Universalium
Whorf, Benjamin Lee — ► (1897 1941) Lingüista estadounidense. Sostuvo la premisa de que todas las lenguas son igualmente perfectas y que la cultura incide sobre la estructura lingüística y viceversa. * * * (24 abr. 1897, Winthrop, Mass., EE.U.U.–26 jul. 1941,… … Enciclopedia Universal
Whorf — /hwawrf, wawrf/, n. Benjamin Lee, 1897 1941, U.S. linguist. * * * … Universalium
