- whorfian
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Whorfian hypothesis — noun Etymology: Benjamin Lee Whorf died 1941 American anthropologist Date: 1954 a theory in linguistics: one s language determines one s conception of the world … New Collegiate Dictionary
Whorfian hypothesis — /hwawr fee euhn, hwohr , wawr , wohr /. See Sapir Whorf hypothesis. [1960 65; WHORF + IAN] * * * … Universalium
whorfian hypothesis — ˈ(h)wȯrfēən noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: Benjamin Lee Whorf died 1941 American anthropologist + English ian : a theory in linguistics: an individual s language determines his conception of the world * * * /hwawr fee euhn, hwohr … Useful english dictionary
North American Indian languages — Introduction those languages that are indigenous to the United States and subarctic Canada and that are spoken north of the Mexican border. A number of language groups within this area, however, extend as far south as Central America. The… … Universalium
Sapir–Whorf hypothesis — In linguistics, the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis (SWH) (also known as the linguistic relativity hypothesis ) postulates a systematic relationship between the grammatical categories of the language a person speaks and how that person both understands… … Wikipedia
Categorical perception — is the perception of different sensory phenomena as being qualitatively,or categorically, different. It is opposed to continuous perception , the perception of different sensory phenomena as being located on a smooth continuum.Categorical… … Wikipedia
linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… … Universalium
Linguistic relativity — Anthropology Fields Archaeology Biological anthropology Cultural anthropology Linguistic anthropology Social anthropology … Wikipedia
Benjamin Lee Whorf — Infobox Scientist name = Benjamin Whorf box width = image width =200px caption = Benjamin Lee Whorf as a young man. birth date = April 24, 1897 birth place = Winthrop, Massachusetts death date = July 26, 1941 death place = residence = cxtizenship … Wikipedia
