Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
noun/səˌpɪə ˈwɔːf haɪpɒθəsɪs/
/səˌpɪr ˈwɔːrf haɪpɑːθəsɪs/
[singular] (linguistics)- the theory that the language that you speak has an important effect on the way you think
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