Benjamin Lee Whorf (18971941) esis Usana linguisto ed injenioro. Il konocesas pro l'ideo ke linguistikala diferi en gramatiko ed uzado duktas la parolanti di diferanta lingui a konceptar ed experimentar la mondo diferante. Ica principo nomesas Hipotezo di Sapir-Whorf, pro lu ed ilua mentoro, Edward Sapir, ma Whorf nomizis ta principo kom linguistikala relativeso, ed atencis ol kom simila en implikaji a la principo da Einstein di fizikala relativeso.

Benjamin Lee Whorf
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Profesiono: Linguisto ed injenioro
Lando: Usa
Naskodato: 24 di aprilo 1897
Nasko-loko: Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA
Mortodato: 26 di julio 1941
Morto-loko: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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