Benjamin Whorf Quotes
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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 space - abstractions for which our language lacks adequate terms.
Benjamin Whorf
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Author Details:
Type:
Scientist Quotes
Category:
American Scientist Quotes
Date of Birth:
April 24, 1897
Date of Death:
July 26, 1941
Nationality:
American
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Adequate,
Describing,
Flow,
Into,
Language,
New,
Our,
Picture,
Reference,
Same,
Space,
Such,
Taking,
Task,
Time,
Universe,
Up,
Which,
Without
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All Benjamin Whorf Quotations:
At the same time, new concepts...
But in due course it became...
Language is not simply a reporting...
Most metaphysical words in Hopi are...
My analysis was directed toward purely physical...
Too long has the public mind...
We dissect nature along lines laid...
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