Edward Sapir
Edward Sapir was a renowned American linguist and anthropologist, recognized for his foundational contributions to the study of language and its relation to culture. His work laid the groundwork for the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which posits that the structure of a language affects its speakers' worldview and cognition, influencing how they perceive and interact with the world.
Born on Jan 26, 1884 (141 years old)
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Edward Sapir was an American linguist who did impressive research among Native Indigenous American communities and taught at Yale.
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The film mentions Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf’s theory of linguistic determinism.
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