num_pages: 290
description: The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897–1941) grasped the relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape our innermost thoughts. His basic thesis is that our perception of the world and our ways of thinking about it are deeply influenced by the structure of the languages we speak. The writings collected in this volume include important papers on the Maya, Hopi, and Shawnee languages as well as more general reflections on language and meaning.
language: English
title: Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf
titlecomplete: Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf
genres: Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Science, Theory, Philosophy, Essays, Language, Linguistics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 326
publisher: MIT Press