Most metaphysical words in Hopi are verbs, not nouns as in European languages.
“Most metaphysical words in Hopi are verbs, not nouns as in European languages.” Benjamin Lee Whorf
“Most metaphysical words in Hopi are verbs, not nouns as in European languages.” Benjamin Lee Whorf
“The very natural tendency to use terms derived from traditional grammar like verb, noun, adjective, passive voice, in describing languages outside of Indo-European is fraught … Read More
“Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft.” Benjamin Lee Whorf
“But in due course it became evident that not only a physical situation qua physics, but the meaning of that situation to people, was sometimes … Read More
“My analysis was directed toward purely physical conditions, such as defective wiring, presence of lack of air spaces between metal flues and woodwork, etc., and … Read More
“Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.” Benjamin Lee Whorf
“Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.” Benjamin Lee Whorf
“We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language.” Benjamin Lee Whorf
“Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it. So if, from perhaps some unhealthy desire for sympathetic support, … Read More
“A change in language can transform our appreciation of the cosmos.” Benjamin Lee Whorf
“We cut nature up, organize it into concepts, and ascribe significances as we do, largely because we are parties to an agreement to organize it … Read More
“Speech is the best show a man puts on.” Benjamin Lee Whorf
“The world that is coming toward us out of time is going to be very much richer in a mental sense because (among other freedoms) … Read More