File:Sapir-Worf hypothesis.jpg

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Jocular illustration of the "Sapir-Worf" (really Sapir-Whorf) hypothesis, called wikipedia:Linguistic relativism on Wikipedia and Language Equals Thought here. Sapir would consider English and Klingon not "sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality."

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commons:File:Edward Sapir.jpg, public domain photo of American anthropologist Edward Sapir
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Random photo of the Star Trek: The Next Generation fictional character Worf, copyright CBS, fair use claimed

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