| Sapir-Whorf thesis: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, also known as the linguistic relativity hypothesis, is the idea that the structure of a language influences the way its speakers think about the world. It was developed by the two linguists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf, in the early 20th century. See Language, Language and thought, Language community, Translation, Relativism, Cultural relativism. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
