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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is a hypothesis concerning the role of language in shaping our interpretation of reality. It holds that language is culturally determined.

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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is the theory that people perceive their world through the framework of language. Thus, language determines (or, according to the weak version of the theory, influences) other aspects of culture because it provides the categories through which reality is defined.

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