The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and Probabilistic Inference: Evidence from the Domain of Color. [PDF]
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis holds that our thoughts are shaped by our native language, and that speakers of different languages therefore think differently. This hypothesis is controversial in part because it appears to deny the possibility of a universal
Emily Cibelli +4 more
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Correction: The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and Probabilistic Inference: Evidence from the Domain of Color. [PDF]
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158725.].
PLOS ONE Staff
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A Study on the Sufficient Conditional and the Necessary Conditional With Chinese and French Participants [PDF]
According to the weak version of linguistic relativity, also called the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, the features of an individual’s native language influence his worldview and perception.
Jing Shao +4 more
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De l’hypothese de Sapir-Whorf au prototype : sources et genese de la theorie d’Eleanor Rosch.
This paper deals with the origins of the theory of categorization developed by Eleanor Rosch in the 1970s. It is divided into two parts. The first part describes the theoretical context which underpinned Rosch's initial investigation into the structure ...
Jean-Michel Fortis
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How Relevant Is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis to Contemporary Psycholinguistic Research?
The paper raises the question of whether the linguistic relativity proposal, also known as the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, should be used as a frame of reference for modern research into the relationship of language to cognition.
Jolanta Latkowska
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Language and Culture Interconnectedness [PDF]
Numerous criticism directed at the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis called forth the viewing of the hypothesis through the prism of language and culture interconnection and check to what extent the linguistic determinism is an applicable and useful tool in foreign
Tomasz Zygmunt
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Sapir-WhorfHypothesis and English & Persian Idioms and Proverb [PDF]
This article examines the. strong version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis to see whether language truly determines thought. Since Idioms and proverbs represent culture, animal idioms and proverbs in both English and Persian were collected from ...
mansour fahim
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REPLY TO “DO LINGUISTIC MEANINGS MEET LINGUISTIC FORM?” [PDF]
In reply to the claim that syntax is not taken into account in Linguistic Meaning Meets Linguistic Form, I show that local syntactic analysis has been implemented in the treatment of aspectual verbs and verbs of positive and negative recall, where the ...
PATRICK DUFFLEY
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EDWARD SAPIR E BENJAMIN LEE WHORF: PROSPETTIVE A CONFRONTO
Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf: perspectives and concepts. The paper analyses some aspects of the linguistic theory of Sapir and Whorf and their hypothesis on the influence of language on our perception and idea of the world and reality.
Francesco DE CAROLIS
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NEGATIVE PREFIXES IN THE LANGUAGE OF FINANCE: CAN THEY BE THOUGHT-SHAPING?
Purpose. The article highlights the research aimed at assessing correlation between the frequency of negatively prefixed terms in financial discourse and the outlook of the speakers on their economy.
Aleksander V. Terenin +1 more
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