See Also: Whorfian(dictionary)

Whorfian (iou)



Whorfian adjective. M20.
[from Whorf (see below) + -IAN.]
Designating the views and theories of the American linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897-1941); esp. in Whorfian hypothesis, the theory that one's perception of the world is determined by the structure of one's native language. Cf. SAPIR-WHORF HYPOTHESIS.