Linguistic relativity From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search The hypothesis of linguistic relativity, also known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis /səˌpɪər ˈwɔːrf/, the Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, is a principle suggesting that the structure of a language affects its speakers’ worldview or cognition, and thus people’s perceptions are relative to their spoken language.

Linguistic relativity – Wikipedia

Was looking for a nice intro/overview piece to ‘phenomenological ontology’ but ran out of time.

A cogent response from John McWhorter:

Inspired by this Twitter exchange:

All transformation is linguistic – we can measure transformation by 'are they speaking into a different world?' Tomorrow distinct from today. We’re inviting people into the wilderness – with no visible means of support – that’s why it’s a tough sell. Peter Block

— Benjamin P. Taylor – is writing won't be here much (@antlerboy) September 23, 2021

Sorry, this exchange (a reply to the above)