Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis


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6 pages found in Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis:

Chandler, Daniel
An abstract from Daniel Chandler's 1995 "The Art of Writing." Argues for a moderate Whorfianism.
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/whorf.html

A Critique
A 2001 student paper by Neil Parr-Davies. Compares the linguistic determinism of Benjamin Lee Whorf with technological determinism, represented by Marshall McLuhan.
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Students/njp0001.html

Language, Thought and the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
A discussion hosted by UsingEnglish.com about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, and whether language shapes thought or thought shapes language.
http://www.usingenglish.com/speaking-out/linguistic-whorfare.html

The LINGUIST List: The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Assembled posts concerned with this issue.
http://www.linguistlist.org/topics/sapir-whorf/

Observations on the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Draft exploration of the value of the hypothesis. Includes general overview as well as detailed consideration of how the hypothesis is employed in contemporary studies.
http://homepages.which.net/~gk.sherman/gaaaaabe.htm

The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
1999 overview of the history and development of the theories of linguistic determinism and linguistic relativity. By Rebecca Ash.
http://www.angelfire.com/journal/worldtour99/sapirwhorf.html


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