31.2487, Qs: Examples of Sapir Whorf/Linguistic Relativity Influencing Perceptions of Medicine and Healthcare?

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Subject: 31.2487, Qs: Examples of Sapir Whorf/Linguistic Relativity Influencing Perceptions of Medicine and Healthcare?

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Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2020 05:39:05
From: George Corpuz [gsc4001 at med.cornell.edu]
Subject: Examples of Sapir Whorf/Linguistic Relativity Influencing Perceptions of Medicine and Healthcare?

 
Hello, 

I am a linguistics enthusiast looking to do a project on Sapir
Whorf/Linguistic Relativity and how it may influence a persons perceptions
regarding one's views of medical and health-related topics. I would love any
examples that people could point me to. 

Thank you in advance!
 

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics



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