From: Frederick Mann (fm1@amug.org)
Date: Tue Jul 29 2003 - 22:04:50 MDT
--On Tuesday, July 29, 2003 07:11:13 PM -0700 Phil Osborn <philosborn2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Somewhere inbetween is where I suspect the truth lies
> about the influence of language on the boundaries of
> thought - or, more likely, the ease and precision of
> thought in various areas.
>
There are "strong" and "weak" versions of
Sapir-Whorf. The strong version basically
says that language determines thought;
whereas the weak version says that language
influences thought.
Frederick Mann
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