Language, thought, and reality; selected writings

1956·13.6 MB·Language and languages

by  Whorf, Benjamin Lee, 1897-1941

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LANGUAGE,
THOUGHT,
REALITY
and
TECHNOLOGY PRESS BOOKS
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LANGUAGE,
THOUGHT,
REALITY
and
SELECTED WRITINGS OF BENJAMIN LEE WHORF
Edited and with an introduction by
JOHN CARROLL
B.
Foreword by STUART CHASE
Published jointly by
The Technology Press of
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
New York London
FOURTH PRINTING, DECEMBER, 1959
Copyright © 1956, by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
All rights reserved. .This book or any part
thereof must not be reproduced in any form
without the written permission of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 56-5367
Printed in the United States of America