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First, provide a characterization of Whorfs basic
hypothesis concerning the relation between
language to thought and behavior.
*The view that much of what we take to be objectivefeatures of
the "external" world is actually a product of our
language
*The strong form of Sapir-Whorf ypothesis proposes that
language determines thought!
*Then we ask is thought dependent on language as
suggested by the weak form of Sapir-Whorf ypothesis!#oes
language determine our habitual thought$
abitual thought% general tendency in thinking! &nd since
this tendency is common among speakers of the same
language Whorf argued that the world view or the culture of
a particular linguistic group is dependent on their common
language!
*linguistic relativity which asserts that a persons view of
reality is shaped to a large
extent by the linguistic system of language used
*The whor fram hypothesis is a theoretical claim that language
influence thought.
*It means he believe that our thought shapes our behaviour as
our thought is
related to the language
*Whorf claim that we dissect the nature along the lines laid
down by our native
language. it means we modify our behaviour according to the
language available tous. He himself called this theory of language
influencing thought the linguistic
relativity principle.
*!ee whorf says that language and culture are co"relative. He
studied hopi culture
and #$% &standard $verage %uropean' cultural. He found these
two cultures
different from one another. Their culture is different because
their language is also
different from one another
