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March 08, 2021 • 17:43 pm 30 points
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Do provide info about edward saphir's - linguistic relativity

do provide info about Edward Saphir's - linguistic relativity

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    Deb dulal halder Halder best-answer

    Linguistic relativity stands in close relation to semiotic-level concerns with the general relation of language and thought, and to discourse-level concerns with how patterns of language use in cultural context can affect thought. Linguistic relativity is distinguished both from simple linguistic diversity and from strict linguistic determinism

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    According to this hypothesis, our language influences and shapes our cultural reality by limiting our thought processes. ... An example of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is how sexist language influences the way in which our society views men and women. For instance, we use words like 'fireman,' 'policeman,' and 'male nurse.

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    Deb dulal halder Halder

    The hypothesis of linguistic relativity, also known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, the Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, is a principle suggesting that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language

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