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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.
Whorf [wɔːf]
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(Biographies / Whorf, Benjamin Lee (1897-1943) M, US, LANGUAGE: linguist) Benjamin Lee. 1897-1943, US linguist, who argued that human language determines perception See also Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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To some extent, this idea challenges the nearly 70-year-old argument of Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf, both Yale University anthropologists.
Brazil's Piraha grasp numbers without words: study challenges ... by Bower, Bruce / Science News
Their spirit was carried forward by linguists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf, who in 1956 famously hypothesized that the "laws of thought" are different for speakers of different languages.
Speaking your mind by Derbyshire, John / The American Conservative
1) Further, Benjamin Whorf asserted that, "we dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages .
Language action: culture and language training by Shaver, Peter A. / Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin
 
 
 
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