"Sapir-Whorf hypothesis" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis [canonical]
Etymology: Named after two researchers, Edward Sapir and his student Benjamin Lee Whorf, who observed that linguistic differences have consequences in human cognition and behavior. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
  1. (linguistics) The hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' worldview or cognition. Wikipedia link: Benjamin Lee Whorf, Edward Sapir, Sapir-Whorf hypothesis Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (principle that a language's structure affects its speakers' worldview or cognition): 薩丕爾-沃爾夫假說 /萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说 (Sàpī'ěr-Wò'ěrfū jiǎshuō) (Chinese Mandarin), hypothèse de Sapir-Whorf [feminine] (French), hypothèse Sapir-Whorf [feminine] (French), サピア・ウォーフの仮説 (Sapia Wōfu no kasetsu) (Japanese), гипотеза Сепира - Уорфа. (gipoteza Sepira - Uorfa.) (Russian)
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