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sapir

/səˈpɪr/

Übersetzung: Eigenname, der den Nachnamen des Anthropologen und Linguisten Edward Sapir bezeichnet, der die Sprachen nordamerikanischer Indianer erforschte (1884–1939).

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/səˈpɪr/formalscientific
  • deEigenname, der den Nachnamen des Anthropologen und Linguisten Edward Sapir bezeichnet, der die Sprachen nordamerikanischer Indianer erforschte (1884–1939).

A proper noun referring to a surname, notably associated with Edward Sapir, an anthropologist and linguist who studied languages of North American Indians (1884-1939).

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  1. Edward SapirC1formal

    An influential American anthropologist and linguist known for his work on the languages of Native Americans and his contributions to the theory of linguistic relativity.

    deEdward Sapir

    • Sapir's research on Native American languages was groundbreaking.
    • The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is named after him and his student Benjamin Whorf.
    • Sapir's work laid the foundation for modern linguistic anthropology.