Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897 – 1941) 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 | |
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Naskodato: | 24 di aprilo 1897 | |
Nasko-loko: | Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA | |
Mortodato: | 26 di julio 1941 | |
Morto-loko: | Hartford, Connecticut, USA | |
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