Language, thought, and reality : selected writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf / edited and with an introduction by John B. Carroll ; foreword by Stuart Chase.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whorf, Benjamin Lee, 1897-1941.

Contributor:

Carroll, John B. (John Bissell), 1916-2003.

Whorf, Benjamin Lee, 1897-1941.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

M.I.T. Press paperback series ; 5.

The M.I.T. Press paperback series ; 5

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. 1963

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whorf, Benjamin Lee, 1897-1941.

Language and languages.

Whorf, Benjamin Lee, 1897-1941--Bibliography.

Whorf, Benjamin Lee.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Penn Provenance:

Bolson, Sarah (autograph) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Press, 1963.

Summary:

'The hypothesis suggested by Benjamin Lee Whorf that the structure of a person's language is a factor in the way in which he understands reality and behaves with respect to it has attracted the attention of linguists, anthropologists, psychologists, and philosophers, as well as a large segment of the public.' -Science

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Technology Press of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956. (Technology Press books in the social sciences).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86).

"Published writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf": pages 271-274; "Unpublished manuscripts (selected) ": pages 275-276; "Books and articles relating to Whorf's writings (selected) ": pages 276-278.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has signature of Sarah Bolson on half t.p.

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has minor markings throughout volume.

Related Work:

Whorf, Benjamin Lee, 1897-1941. Language, thought, and reality.

ISBN:

0262730065

9780262730068

OCLC:

8127019