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The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is killing my brain! gonk
Does the sort of language people speak changes the way they think and act?
If language determines thought, how does one think of a language in the first place?
The hypothesis uses the example of an eskimo having multiple words for 'snow' a lot, saying that they 'see' snow differently.
I mean, so?
English speakers have multiple words for 'snow' as well like sleet, blizzard, slush, avalanche, etc. according to the situation.
Then wouldn't eskimos and English speakers still be the same?
What is the hypothesis trying to imply using the eskimo example?
Really. The whole subject sucks, and I have to hand in an information poster on Monday.
Does the sort of language people speak changes the way they think and act?
If language determines thought, how does one think of a language in the first place?
The hypothesis uses the example of an eskimo having multiple words for 'snow' a lot, saying that they 'see' snow differently.
I mean, so?
English speakers have multiple words for 'snow' as well like sleet, blizzard, slush, avalanche, etc. according to the situation.
Then wouldn't eskimos and English speakers still be the same?
What is the hypothesis trying to imply using the eskimo example?
Really. The whole subject sucks, and I have to hand in an information poster on Monday.
Well i geuss yud have to ask the original eskimos who were of russian decent or current eskimo ppl of mixed descent. Its plausible that now the two have similar thoughts about...snow? It really depends on the time period
