When researching for my topic I came across and interpretation of the psychologist Benjamin Whorf’s theory that language is linked to thought. When writing his paper, Whorf uses the Hopi people as a example of how their language doesn’t allow them to perceive time as anything more than static in language, however they still perceive time as moving throughout their day. I want to investigate more into what how the Hopi’s and other African languages limit and adjust the perception of time, I think that understanding this will provide a greater knowledge about what exactly time is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When researching for my topic I came across and interpretation of the psychologist Benjamin Whorf’s theory that language is linked to thought. When writing his paper, Whorf uses the Hopi people as a example of how their language doesn’t allow … Continue reading