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user-inactivated  ·  4089 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How does an idea change in the process of transmission? and other questions

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? I certainly feel limited when talking about gender in English - there's simply not possessive pronouns for genders other than male or female.





Skippy  ·  4089 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'll check it out, thanks!

Cithryth  ·  4076 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you want to see Sapir-Whorf in action, watch the Star Trek: Next Generation episode "Darmok". It sounds weird, but I had to watch it for an anthro class and write a paper about it and discuss the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

I also recommend reading up on the conduit metaphor.