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Inuit languages have an unusually high number of words for snow

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REFUTED
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3 sources for · 3 against

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Is it true that Inuit languages have an unusually high number of words for snow?

No. While some popular texts and older literature repeat the claim that Inuit languages have an unusually high number of words for snow, linguistic authorities and reference works generally debunk this as a myth arising from a misunderstanding of polysynthetic word formation.

Verdict: REFUTED · 3 sources for, 3 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
Editions de la maison des sciences de l'homme: Landscapes of emotion : mapping three cultures of emotion in Indonesia
1991
References Franz Boas discussing the many words Inuit have for snow.
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1935-, H. K. G. (1991). Editions de la maison des sciences de l'homme: Landscapes of emotion : mapping three cultures of emotion in Indonesia. Editions de la maison des sciences de l'homme. https://archive.org/details/landscapesofemot0000heid

Evidence against · 3
Wikipedia: Inuit languages
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Wikipedia: Inuit languages. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_languages

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The University of Chicago Press: A world of rivers : environmental change on ten of the world's great rivers
2010
States that people living in high latitudes have a wide array of words for snow.
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1962-, W. E. E. (2010). The University of Chicago Press: A world of rivers : environmental change on ten of the world's great rivers. The University of Chicago Press. https://archive.org/details/worldofriversenv0000wohl

HarperCollinsCollegePublishers: Psychology
1992
Repeats the claim that Eskimos have different words for snow.
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Carole, W. & Carol, T. (1992). HarperCollinsCollegePublishers: Psychology. HarperCollinsCollegePublishers. https://archive.org/details/psychology1993wade

More against · 2
Profile Books: Lingo : a language spotters' guide to Europe
2014
Notes that the claim about dozens or hundreds of words was an alleged linguistic myth.
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author, D. G. (2014). Profile Books: Lingo : a language spotters' guide to Europe. Profile Books. https://archive.org/details/lingolanguagespo0000dorr

Mouton de Gruyter: Handbook of language and communication-- diversity and change
2009
Notes they may have more descriptive terms due to structure, but not hundreds as claimed.
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Mouton de Gruyter: Handbook of language and communication-- diversity and change. (2009). Mouton de Gruyter. https://archive.org/details/handbookoflangua0000unse_o7e9

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