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Whorfian hypothesis

[ hwawr-fee-uhn, hwohr-, wawr-, wohr- ]

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Whorfian hypothesis1

First recorded in 1960–65; Whorf + -ian
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Example Sentences

It is rooted in the Whorfian hypothesis that language and thought are connected, and takes it to the extreme that language change can be engineered to influence thought.

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