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(Anthropologist, Linguist) Benjamin Lee Whorf was an influential American linguist and fire prevention engineer who is well-known for proposing the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis. His groundbreaking research focused on Nahuatl, the Hopi language, Uto-Aztecan languages, and American Indian linguistics. Whorf made notable contributions to understanding the Hopi perception of time and played a role in deciphering Maya hieroglyphic writing. Although his ideas on linguistic relativity have faced criticism, they continue to spark interest and influence ongoing debates in psycholinguistics and linguistic anthropology.
