Whorfian-hypothesis
[hwawr-fee-uh n, hwohr-, wawr-, wohr-] /ˈʰwɔr fi ən, ˈʰwoʊr-, ˈwɔr-, ˈwoʊr-/
noun
1.
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
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