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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis"”.
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A Positive Look at the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis; How this Effect Affects English
In this paper, I present the various views of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which is the idea that language affects the way we think and ultimately how we see the world. Developed by Benjamin Lee Whorf and Edward Sapir, the stronger version of this hypothesis argues that language determines thought, …
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Can Language Affect Thought? An Overview of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and Examination of the Grammatical Gender in Regard to the Theory
The ever so contentious subject on the idea of whether or not the language we speak could have a distinct effect on the way we perceive the world around us is an interesting field for any linguist to examine and research. The idea most often referred to as the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis or …
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Generic pronouns and their influence on the speakers' language awareness
The English language is a genderless language in which nouns receive grammatical gender through natural gender assignment. The generic pronoun encoded in English is the pronoun he, which next to its secondary meaning of the generic also has the primary meaning of the third person masculine …
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Kaupapa Māori Science
This thesis investigates how Māori knowledge and language articulate with current discourses of Pūtaiao education, and possible alternative articulations. A Kaupapa Māori version of critical discourse analysis methodology is developed and applied to discourses relevant to Pūtaiao, or Māori-medium …
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"LANGUAGE PREFERENCE AND COGNITIVE AVAILABILITY OF SEXUAL IDENTITY IN GAY JAPANESE BILINGUALS: AN ANALYSIS OF HABITUAL USE OF LINGUISTIC CATEGORIES"
… instance, gay people generally fear disgracing their families, and this fear might prevent them from revealing their sexual identity to others, and so keeping it secret. Thus, homosexuality in Japan is a highly controversial topic. Being gay in Japan is not as tolerated as it is in some Western …