In the 1960s Whorf's views fell out of favor and he became the subject of harsh criticisms by scholars who considered language structure to primarily reflect cognitive universals rather than cultural differences.
1960. aastatel langesid Whorfi seisukohad ebasoosingusse ja temast sai teadlaste, kes arvasid, et keelestruktuurid peegeldavad peamiselt kognitiivseid universaale, mitte kultuurilisi eripärasid, karmi kriitika sihtmärk.