That quote is a relatively recent addition (17 Jan 2023) and isn't well-cited. A longer standing and more objective statement from the article: > Many differen

That quote is a relatively recent addition (17 Jan 2023) and isn't well-cited. A longer standing and more objective statement from the article: > Many different, often contradictory variations of the hypothesis have existed throughout its history.[4] The strong hypothesis of linguistic relativity, now referred to as linguistic determinism, says that language determines thought and that linguistic categories limit and determine cognitive categories. This hypothesis was held by some of the early linguists before World War II.[3] This version is generally agreed to be false by modern linguists.[2] You can read a reasonable discussion of it here: https://old.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/6aqsex/how_much_truth_is_there_to_the_sapirwhorf/ https://old.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/6aqsex/how_muc...