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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS

Named after Edward Sapir (1884–1939), US anthropologist and linguist, and Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1943), US linguist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS

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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Linguistic relativity

The principle of linguistic relativity holds that the structure of a language affects the ways in which its respective speakers conceptualize their world, i.e. their world view, or otherwise influences their cognitive processes. Popularly known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, the principle is often defined to include two versions. The strong version says that language determines thought, and that linguistic categories limit and determine cognitive categories, while the weak version says only that linguistic categories and usage influence thought and certain kinds of non-linguistic behaviour. The term "Sapir–Whorf hypothesis" is a misnomer, because Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf never co-authored anything, and never stated their ideas in terms of a hypothesis. The distinction between a weak and a strong version of this hypothesis is also a later invention; Sapir and Whorf never set up such a dichotomy, although often in their writings their views of this relativity principle are phrased in stronger or weaker terms.

Definition of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in the English dictionary

The definition of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in the dictionary is the theory that human languages determine the structure of the real world as perceived by human beings, rather than vice versa, and that this structure is different and incommensurable from one language to another.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS

alternative hypothesis
anthesis
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biosynthesis
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doctoral thesis
genesis
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Lachesis
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Synonyms and antonyms of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Sapir-Whorf hypothesis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS

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The translations of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Sapir-Whorf hypothesis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

萨丕尔 - 沃尔夫假说
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Sapir - Whorf
570 millions of speakers

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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sapir - Whorf परिकल्पना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سابير ورف - الفرضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сапир - Уорфа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sapir - Whorf
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাপার-হোবার্ট হাইপোথিসিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sapir - Whorf hypothèse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hipotesis Sapir-Whorf
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sapir - Whorf-Hypothese
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サピア - ウォーフの仮説
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사피어 - Whorf 가설
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hipotesis Sapir-Whorf
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Sapir - Whorf giả thuyết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாபிர்-வொர்ப் கருதுகோள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साबीर-व्हार्बॉर्प गृहीता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sapir-Whorf hipotezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sapir - Whorf ipotesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hipoteza Sapira- Whorfa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сапір - Уорфа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sapir - Whorf ipoteză
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Sapir - Whorf υπόθεση
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Sapir - Whorf hipotese
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Sapir - Whorf hypotes
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Sapir - Whorf hypotesen
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS»

Discover the use of Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Metaphor and the Sapir-Whorf-Hypothesis: An Attempt to ...
In this paper I will discuss two different approaches investigating the nature of language and the relation between language and thought: (1) the Sapir-Whorf-hypothesis (also called theory of linguistic relativity) and (2) the metaphor ...
Christoph Burger, 2010
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Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of ...
Writings by a pioneering linguist, including his famous work on the Hopi language, general reflections on language and meaning, and the "Yale Report."
Benjamin Lee Whorf, John B. Carroll, Stephen C. Levinson, 2012
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The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Whorf forms the main part of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, because he was introduced by Sapir to his general approach to linguistics and then extended it in his beliefs.
Renate Giesbrecht, 2009
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Essential Cognitive Psychology (Classic Edition)
Language and thought: The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis The idea that language determines the way we think and perceive the world was popularised by Benjamin Whorf (Whorf, 1956) who had studied under an anthropologist called Edward ...
Alan J. Parkin, 2013
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Language Diversity and Thought: A Reformulation of the ...
An examination of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis on the relationship between grammar and thought.
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From Whitney to Chomsky: Essays in the History of American ...
CHAPTER FOUR THE SOURCES OF THE 'SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS' Sermo generatur ab intellectu et general intellectum. Abelard Sapir and Humboldt Over the last three decades a received genealogy of the 'Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis' ...
John Earl Joseph, 2002
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Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, which takes its name fr om linguists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf, is one of the most interesting (and controversial) claims to come out of comparativ e linguistics. There are both strong and weak versions of  ...
Bryan W. Van Norden, 2011
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Analytic Philosophy of Religion
The Hopi language, for example, does not have tenses of verbs for expressing anything resembling the future, present, and past.61 Thus, according to the Sapir -Whorf hypothesis, the Hopi's view of the universe is very different from the one ...
James Franklin Harris, 2002
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Thinking and Speaking in Two Languages
In doing so, some of the chapters in this collection will engage with the theory of linguistic relativity, also known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. The goal of this engagement, however, is to understand the implications of Sapir's and Whorf's ...
Aneta Pavlenko, 2011
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Questions to sociobiology
in R. Pinxton (ed.) Universalism versus Relativism in Language and Thought, The Hague: Mouton, l977, 2l7-28. (Contemporary German view on the Sapir- Whorf hypothesis, partly reproduced in translation.) Gumperz, J.J. and Levinson, S.C. ...
Edward Craig, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS»

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Jeff Han, Google Closure, Software Verification, and Sapir-Whorf
Jeff Han, Google Closure, Software Verification, and Sapir-Whorf Software. by Nat Torkington ... you restrict the idea. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis for software. «O'Reilly Radar, Jun 15»
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The T Word–“Thug” Is Now Something You Can't Say About People …
You always hear about how the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis has been exploded, but people sure act like the vocabulary version of that, as most memorably outlined ... «VDARE.com, Apr 15»
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Anthropomorphic language – it's only human
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis says humans are “very much at the mercy” of language, and speakers of different languages think and see the world differently. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Watch your mouth
Also known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, the theory postulates that the language spoken by an individual in turn affects the way they think and conceptualize ... «The Manitoban, Mar 15»
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Using Doublespeak To Describe Islamist Terrorism Blinds Us To …
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis claims that the language we use, while not dictating our thoughts, does influence them. This hypothesis has taken a lot heat for ... «The Federalist, Feb 15»
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How does color affect our way of seeing the world?
This short, opinionated book addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which argues that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the world. Linguist ... «OUPblog, Sep 14»
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Deciphering the untranslatable
The first, called the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, holds that language determines what humans are capable of thinking. Since languages vary starkly, so must thought ... «The Hindu, Aug 14»
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Quiz: What's the Most Unique Relationship Between Language and …
In his new book The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language, McWhorter explains that popular belief in the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 14»
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Can anyone speak French without sneering?
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis says that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the world. So the French look at everything in their very French way ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
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Does Language Shape Thought?
Whorf died young in 1941, but his friends publicized and popularized his ideas, and Whorfianism—most often as “the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis”: Edward Sapir ... «American Spectator, Jun 14»

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