Humboldt, Worldview and LanguageWith the loss of many of the world's languages, it is important to question what will be lost to humanity with their demise. It is frequently argued that a language engenders a 'worldview', but what do we mean by this term? Attributed to German politician and philologist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767 1835), the term has since been adopted by numerous linguists. Within specialist circles it has become associated with what is known as the Sapir Whorf