Whorf


Whorf

W0143950 (wôrf, hwôrf), Benjamin Lee 1897-1941. American linguist who developed what came to be known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in collaboration with his teacher Edward Sapir.

Whorf

(wɔːf) n (Biography) Benjamin Lee. 1897–1943, US linguist, who argued that human language determines perception. See also Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

Whorf

(ʰwɔrf, wɔrf)

n. Benjamin Lee, 1897–1941, U.S. linguist.