Whorf

[ wawrf, hwawrf ]

/ wɔrf, ʰwɔrf /

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noun

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

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How to use Whorf in a sentence

This observation does not contradict the still controversial Saphir-Whorf hypothesis that language influences thinking.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for Whorf

Whorf

/ (wɔːf) /

noun

Benjamin Lee. 1897–1943, US linguist, who argued that human language determines perceptionSee also Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

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