Language and culture are related in a second way. Culture creates a lens through
which we perceive the world and create shared meaning. Language thus develops in response to the needs of the culture or to the perceptions of the world. Edward
Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf were among the fi rst to discuss the relationship
between language and perception. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, as their theory has
become known, states that our perception of reality is determined by our thought
processes and our thought processes are limited by our language and, therefore, that
language shapes our reality (Whorf, 1956). Language is the principal way that we
learn about ourselves, others, and our culture (Bakhurst & Shanker, 2001; Cragan
& Shields, 1995; Wood, 1997).
Language and culture are related in a second way. Culture creates a lens throughwhich we perceive the world and create shared meaning. Language thus develops in response to the needs of the culture or to the perceptions of the world. EdwardSapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf were among the fi rst to discuss the relationshipbetween language and perception. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, as their theory hasbecome known, states that our perception of reality is determined by our thoughtprocesses and our thought processes are limited by our language and, therefore, thatlanguage shapes our reality (Whorf, 1956). Language is the principal way that welearn about ourselves, others, and our culture (Bakhurst & Shanker, 2001; Cragan& Shields, 1995; Wood, 1997).
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