The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language
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"The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language" is a seminal essay by linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf that articulates the idea that the structure of a language influences its speakers’ patterns of thought and behavior.
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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essay ⓘ linguistics paper ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
anthropological linguistics
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cognitive anthropology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | the view that language is merely a neutral medium for thought ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Benjamin Lee Whorf’s theory of linguistic relativity ⓘ |
| author | Benjamin Lee Whorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedAs | a classic formulation of the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis ⓘ |
| describes |
habitual behavior patterns shaped by linguistic distinctions
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habitual thought patterns shaped by language categories ⓘ |
| discusses |
how language influences categorization of experience
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how language influences perception of space ⓘ how language influences perception of time ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive science
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linguistics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ psycholinguistics ⓘ |
| genre |
essay in linguistic theory
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theoretical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasNotableIdea |
that different languages may lead to different cognitive habits
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that language patterns channel habitual interpretation of reality ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century debates on language and culture
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debates about determinism versus relativity in language ⓘ later research on language and cognition ⓘ research on cross-linguistic differences in cognition ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
grammatical structure
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habitual behavior ⓘ habitual thought ⓘ linguistic categories ⓘ semantic structure ⓘ worldview ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Sapir–Whorf hypothesis
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language and thought ⓘ linguistic relativity ⓘ |
| partOf | Benjamin Lee Whorf’s collected papers ⓘ |
| proposes |
that speakers of different languages may experience the world differently
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that the structure of a language influences habitual behavior ⓘ that the structure of a language influences habitual thought ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Edward Sapir’s writings on language and culture
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Language, Thought, and Reality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | seminal work in linguistic relativity literature ⓘ |
| supports |
the idea that grammatical categories guide perception
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the idea that lexical distinctions guide classification of experience ⓘ |
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