17 Oct
2011
17 Oct
'11
3:22 p.m.
From: Toby Thain
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 11:25 AM
Language constrains and moulds thought - as George
Orwell also knew
and wrote about.
As did Benjamin Lee Whorf, whose weak form of the hypothesis
("languages influences the way we can think") became a stronger claim
in the hands of his mentor, Edward Sapir. It is the latter, more
disprovable form which influenced Orwell, Vance, Delany, and Elgin.
Rich Alderson
Vintage Computing Sr. Server Engineer
Vulcan, Inc.
505 5th Avenue S, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104
mailto:RichA at vulcan.com
mailto:RichA at LivingComputerMuseum.org
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