Linguistics

Inspired by Sapir’s cultural approach to language, he hypothesized that the tribe embodies a living-in-the-present ethos so powerful that it has affected every aspect of the people’s lives. Committed to an existence in which only observable experience is real, the Pirahã do not think, or speak, in abstractions—and thus do not use color terms,... See more

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The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, also known as linguistic relativity, proposes that a person's language influences their thought processes and perception of reality. This concept has two main versions: the strong form, which claims language determines thought, and the weaker form, which suggests language influences or shapes thought. While extreme... See more