Author(s)

Jianmin Zhao, Zhen Yu

Corresponding Author

Jianmin Zhao

ABSTRACT

the Idea That Language Influences the Thought and Behavior of Its Speakers Was First Raised in the First Half of the Past Century by Edward Sapir and His Student-Benjiamin Lee Whorf, Being Known as Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. This Idea Has Become a Major Linguistic Concern, and It Was under Heated Discussion among Scholars of Different Research Areas. However, There is Still Not a Ready Answer for the Truthfulness of Sapir and Whorf’s Theory. through Analyzing the Empirical Researches Conducted by Scholars during the Past Century, Namely Eric Lenneberg, Bloom, Ervin Trippe, Carroll, J. Casagrande, and Skoyles, This Article Argues That Language Do Exert a Strong Influence on the Thought and Behavior of Its Speakers. Hopefully, This Article May Do Some Help for Students of Linguistics.

KEYWORDS

Language, Thought, Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis