GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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Question
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Endless language
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Thoughtful language
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Timeless language
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Senseless language
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main issue of contention is the interpretation of Whorf’s original claims about Hopi, and what exactly it was that he was claiming made Hopi different from what Whorf called “Standard Average European” languages.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are 4 dialects of Hopi; First mesa, Mishongnovi, Shipaulovi and Third Mesa. Hopi is a shortened form of the original term ‘Hopituh-Shi-Nu-Mu’, which is thought to mean peaceful person. The language is known for having a unique way of expressing time and space concepts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897-1941) was a linguist who researched Hopi, and published a grammar of the Hopi language. Verbs in the Hopi language are noteworthy for their very rich and expressive development of verbal aspects and voices.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hopi Indian Language. The Hopi are Pueblo people, descendants of the ancient Anasazi civilization, but their language is Uto-Aztecan, more closely related to Nahuatl than to the languages of the other Southwestern pueblos. The Hopi language is spoken by more than 5000 people in what is now Arizona.
Detailed explanation-5: -Orthography. Hopi is written using the Latin alphabet.