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“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) we are going to get a modicum of freedom from linguistic frameworks, from familiar mental habits. Anyone who really knows two or more tongues realizes that even that small enlargement of liberty . . . gives him new perspectives, exercizes his soul anew.”

Quote by Benjamin Lee Whorf

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Benjamin Lee Whorf

Benjamin Lee Whorf was an American linguist born on April 24, 1897, and died on July 26, 1941. He is known for his research on the relationship between language and thought, particularly for his formulation of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. more

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