Before revision: The idea of linguistic relativity, also known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis ( ), the Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, is a principle suggesting that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition, and thus individuals' languages determine or shape their perceptions of the world.
After revision: The idea of linguistic relativity, known also as the Whorf hypothesis, the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis ( ), the Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, is a principle suggesting that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition, and thus individuals' languages determine or influence their perceptions of the world.