Whorf

[ wawrf, hwawrf ]

noun

1. Benjamin Lee, 1897–1941, U.S. linguist.

Whorf

/ wɔːf /

noun

1. WhorfBenjamin Lee18971943MUSLANGUAGE: linguist Benjamin Lee. 1897–1943, US linguist, who argued that human language determines perception See also Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

Example Sentences

This observation does not contradict the still controversial Saphir-Whorf hypothesis that language influences thinking.

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