Language, thought, and reality

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"The career of Benjamin Lee Whorf might, on the one hand, be described as that of a businessman of specialized talents-one of those individuals who by the application of out-of-the-ordinary training and knowledge together with devotion and insight can be so useful to any kind of business organization."

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Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf (1956) is a landmark collection of essays that defines the field of ethnolinguistics and introduces the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (the principle of linguistic relativity). Edited by John B. Carroll, this volume brings together the most influential works of Benjamin Lee Whorf, a pioneering linguist who argued that the structure of the language we speak fundamentally shapes our perception of the world.