BLA1217: SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Institution Mount Kenya University
Course LINGUISTICS
Year 1st Year
Semester Unknown
Posted By Mwalimu Evans Okoyo.
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In linguistics, the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis states that there are certain thoughts of an individual in one language that cannot be understood by those who live in another language. The hypothesis states that the way people think is strongly affected by their native languages.
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BLA1217: SOCIOLINGUISTICS
In linguistics, the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis states that there are certain thoughts of an individual in one language that cannot be understood by those who live in another language. The hypothesis states that the way people think is strongly affected by their native languages. It is a controversial theory championed by linguist Edward Sapir and his student Benjamin Whorf.
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