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    Pinker's analysis in 'The Language Instinct' shows Whorf ... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Whorf's claim that the Hopi language lacks tense and temporal units is false

    Pinker's analysis in 'The Language Instinct' shows Whorf selectively ignored Hopi temporal expressions that contradicted his Sapir-Whorf hypothesis thesis.

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