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Be careful in citing Deutscher as a supported of "linguistic determinism." He is very careful in his book to avoid the "language as a prison" view (i.e., the strong version of Sapir-Whorf). He is more of a proponent of linguistic relativism. If you want to talk about "Arrival" (I saw that as a section on your page), the movie is based on a sci-fi short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. You might want to take a look at it. The criticism section needs citations and more careful wording. (Katya) BikuK (talk) 17:45, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

I agree, I would soften your language about Deutscher's support of SW. I think it could be helpful to look at text from Sapir or Whorf, and include what they say about it. Generally, I think you need more "arguments" than Deutscher. Try to find other linguists who agree with linguistic determinism. Also, because you say earlier that the theory has largely been dismissed by linguists, you might want to include some of the reasons. (Sophie)