Definition of Whorfian. Meaning of Whorfian. Synonyms of Whorfian

- hypothesis (/səˌpɪər ˈhwɔːrf/ sə-PEER WHORF); the Whorf-Sapir hypothesis; and Whorfianism. The hypothesis is in dispute, with many different variations throughout...
- investigated the principle of linguistic relativity. Empirical testing of the Whorfian hypothesis declined in the 1960s to 1980s as Noam Chomsky began to redefine...
- relativity hypothesis, also known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis or "Whorfianism", posits that a language's vocabulary (among other features) shapes or...
- 2000. ISBN 0-226-45798-2 Irzik, Gürol; Grünberg, Teo (June 1, 1998). "Whorfian variations on Kantian themes: Kuhn's linguistic turn". Studies in History...
- 1989). "Penguins don't care, but women do: A social identity analysis of a Whorfian problem". Language in Society. 18 (4): 505–525. doi:10.1017/S0047404500013889...
- numerical equivalence of large sets. This evidence argues against the strong Whorfian claim that language for number creates the concept of exact quantity. [...
- Professor. Chen's research focuses on applied microeconomic theory. His Whorfian hypothesis on how languages might affect behavior has received attention...
- vocabulary so that they were incapable of realizing what they were missing. The Whorfian hypothesis failed to recognize that people can still be aware of the concept...
- a phrase that meant 'it is like blood'." Thus, in its strong version 'Whorfian hypothesis' of linguistic determination of cognition has been widely re****ed...
- Babel-17 (1966) provides an example of a New Wave work engaging with Sapir-Whorfian linguistic relativity, as does Ian Watson's The Embedding (1973).:86–87...