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Whorfian

Whorfian adjective: relating to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which proposes a form of linguistic relativity, i.e. that the structure of a language affects the ways in which its speakers conceptualize their world.

Adjective

Whorfian (comparative more Whorfian, superlative most Whorfian)

  1. (cognitive linguistics) Relating to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which proposes a form of linguistic relativity, i.e. that the structure of a language affects the ways in which its speakers conceptualize their world.

Forms of Whorfian

comparativemore Whorfian
superlativemost Whorfian

Origin of Whorfian

From Whorf + -ian.

Words formed from Whorfian

Questions about Whorfian

What does Whorfian mean?
Whorfian means relating to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which proposes a form of linguistic relativity, i.e. that the structure of a language affects the ways in which its speakers conceptualize their world.
What part of speech is Whorfian?
Whorfian is an adjective.

Words near Whorfian in the dictionary

  1. whoresome
  2. whoreson
  3. whoresons
  4. whorey
  5. whorf
  6. Whorfian
  7. Whorfianism
  8. Whorfs
  9. whorier
  10. whoriest
  11. whorification

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