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Claim that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition
The idea of linguistic relativity, known also as the Whorf hypothesis, the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis ( sə-PEER WHORF), or Whorfianism, is a principle suggesting that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition, and thus individuals' languages determine or influence their perceptions of the world. The hypothesis has long been controversial, and many different, often con... Wikipedia