Language is not simply a reporting device for expe... -Benjamin Whorf

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Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.

Benjamin Whorf , Scientist
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Benjamin Whorf was an American linguist and anthropologist. Known for his theory of linguistic relativity, he made a significant impact in the field of linguistics, challenging prevailing notions of language and cognition and influencing the study of language and culture.

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We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language....
Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it....
Most metaphysical words in Hopi are verbs, not nouns as in European languages....
My analysis was directed toward purely physical conditions, such as defective wiring, presence of lack of air spaces between metal flues and woodwork,...
But in due course it became evident that not only a physical situation qua physics, but the meaning of that situation to people, was sometimes a facto...
At the same time, new concepts and abstractions flow into the picture, taking up the task of describing the universe without reference to such time or...
Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft....

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If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun....
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal....
Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident....
To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination....
One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions....
Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been o...
No sanction can stand against ignited minds....
As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me....
Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities....
Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want....