Whorf came to believe in a sort of linguisticdeterminism which，in its strongestform，states that language imprisons themind，and that the grammatical patterns in alanguage can produce far-reachingconsequences for the culture of a society.
主干识别: Whorf came to believe in a sort oflinguistic determinism
其他成分： which，in its strongest from，states that language imprisons the mind，and thatthe grammatical patterns in a language can produce far-reaching consequences for theculture of a society.定语从句
翻译点拨： 词汇的处理：
1)a sort of 某种
2) linguistic determinism 语言决定论
3) in its strongest form 其极端说法是;
4) imprison the mind 禁锢思维
5) far-reaching 深远的; 伸得很远的;
主句的处理：
Whorf came to believe in a sort of linguistic determinism.
Whorf逐渐相信了某种语言决定论;
定语从句的处理：
which，in its strongest from，states that language imprisons the mind，and that thegrammatical patterns in a language can produce far-reaching consequences for the culture ofa society
in its strongest from其极端的说法
其极端的说法是认为…和 认为…
状语的处理：
for the culture of a society
对社会的文化..
参考译文：Whorf逐渐接受了某种语言决定论;这种观点的极端说法是：语言禁锢了思想，语言的语法模式可以对某种社会文化产生深远的影响。