Degrees of whorfianism Linguistic Determinism(strong Whorfianism) Language determines our perception of the world Linguistic Relativism (weak Whorfianism)=La nguage biases our perception of the worldDegrees of Whorfianism • Linguistic Determinism (strong Whorfianism) = Language determines our perception of the world • Linguistic Relativism (weak Whorfianism) = La nguage biases our perception of the world