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"Well established" is a strong statement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity https://en.w
by zzalpha 11y ago
"Well established" is a strong statement:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_determinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_determinism
In short, current consensus is that there is some relation to language and it's role in shaping thought, but the extent is not nearly as great as the strong Sapir-Whorf hypothesis originally posited.
- cLeEOGPw 11y agoWell I meant the "weak" version, which states language only influences thoughts and stuff. Which I would still say is a personality change. Thank you for links, though.