From: Matt Gushee <mgushee@...>
Date: 2002-09-07T07:47:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Larry Wall's comments on Ruby

On Sat, Sep 07, 2002 at 07:38:54AM +0900, Hal E. Fulton wrote:
> 
> "Language shapes the way we think and determines
> what we can think about."
>                   Benjamin Whorf

Well, linguists these days don't think too much of *his* work. Much of
it relied on generalizations about indigenous cultures that he never
actually observed. Though his mentor, Sapir, whose conclusions were more
moderate, is still respected.

-- 
Matt Gushee
Englewood, Colorado, USA
mgushee@havenrock.com
http://www.havenrock.com/