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We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language. Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.

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Benjamin Lee Whorf

Benjamin Lee Whorf (April 24, 1897 in Winthrop, Massachusetts - July 26, 1941) was an American linguist. Whorf has had considerable influence in the field of sociolinguistics for his theory of linguistic relativity, which he developed with Edward Sapir. Nowadays, this theory is often misrepresented as being synonymous with the "Sapir-Whorf hypothesis", which was in fact a posthumous appellation, referring to a number of Whorf's ideas on top of linguistic relativity, as well as a certain other notions which were not specifically Whorf's to begin with

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    نحن تشريح الطبيعة على طول الخطوط التي وضعتها لغتنا الأم. اللغة ليست مجرد جهاز إبلاغ للتجربة بل إطار عمل محدد لذلك.

    Wir sezieren die Natur nach den Vorgaben unserer Muttersprache. Sprache ist nicht nur ein Berichtsgerät für Erfahrungen, sondern ein definierender Rahmen dafür.

    हम अपनी मूल भाषा द्वारा रखी गई रेखाओं के साथ प्रकृति को विच्छेदित करते हैं। भाषा केवल अनुभव के लिए एक रिपोर्टिंग उपकरण नहीं है, बल्कि इसके लिए एक परिभाषित रूपरेखा है।

    anyanyelvünk által megfogalmazott vonal szerint boncoljuk a természetet. a nyelv nem csupán a tapasztalatok jelentésére szolgáló eszköz, hanem annak meghatározó kerete is.

    analizujemy naturę według linii wyznaczonych przez nasz język ojczysty. język nie jest po prostu narzędziem służącym do raportowania doświadczeń, ale stanowi dla niego ramy definiujące.

    ہم اپنی مادری زبان کے ذریعہ فطرت کو جدا کرتے ہیں۔ زبان صرف تجربہ کے ل reporting اطلاع دہندگی کا آلہ نہیں بلکہ اس کے لئے ایک وضاحتی فریم ورک ہے۔

    我们按照母语规定的方式剖析自然。语言不仅是体验的报告工具,而且是定义框架。

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