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Sapir-Whorf As Mental Prison Is Exaggerated
The popular strong version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis — that language is a prison for the mind that locks you into your interpretation of the world — exaggerates and distorts what Sapir and Whorf actually claimed, which was often much more concrete.
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N.J. EnfieldEvidence Quote
“this is a very strong hypothesis and it's not something that Sapir or Whorf ever said in so many words”
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203 | N.J. Enfield on Why Language is Good for Lawyers and Not Scientists— Sean Carroll's MindscapeCreated: 6/13/2026, 12:18:59 AM
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