if language is unique to humans, then does it drive human thinking? Does the fact that you speak English mean that you reason, think, and perceive your world differently than does someone who speaks Spanish, or Chinese, or Swahili? According to one hypothesis presented about 50 years ago, it does. Benjamin Whorf(1956) put forth his linguistic relativity hypothesis, suggesting that the language a person speaks largely determines the nature of that person's thoughts. According to this hypothesis, people's worldview is constructednprimarily by the words in their language. As proof, Whorf offered his classic example. The languages used by the Eskimo people have a number of different words for snow