Department of Linguistics, Cognitive Science Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn Sci. 2017 Nov;8(6). doi: 10.1002/wcs.1440. Epub 2017 Apr 28.
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis holds that human thought is shaped by language, leading speakers of different languages to think differently. This hypothesis has sparked both enthusiasm and controversy, but despite its prominence it has only occasionally been addressed in computational terms. Recent developments support a view of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in terms of probabilistic inference. This view may resolve some of the controversy surrounding the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, and may help to normalize the hypothesis by linking it to established principles that also explain other phenomena. On this view, effects of language on nonlinguistic cognition or perception reflect standard principles of inference under uncertainty. WIREs Cogn Sci 2017, 8:e1440. doi: 10.1002/wcs.1440 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说认为，人类的思维受到语言的塑造，导致使用不同语言的人思维方式不同。这个假说引发了人们的热情和争议，但尽管它很突出，却只是偶尔在计算术语中得到解决。最近的发展支持了从概率推理的角度来看待萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说。这种观点可能会解决围绕萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说的一些争议，并通过将其与同样解释其他现象的既定原则联系起来，有助于使该假说正常化。根据这种观点，语言对非语言认知或感知的影响反映了不确定性下标准的推理原则。
