Whorf developed an interest in which languages?
Biblical Hebrew and Mesoamerican languages
Japanese and Mandarin
Ancient Greek and Latin
Arabic and Swahili
Answer
The research of renowned linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf on Biblical Hebrew and Mesoamerican languages, particularly Uto-Aztecan languages, such as Nahuatl, led to the development of the influential linguistic hypothesis known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. This hypothesis proposes that the structure of a language has an impact on the cognitive patterns and perception of its speakers, suggesting a relationship between language and thought.
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