which states that language imprisons the mind, and that the grammatical patterns in a language can produce far-reaching consequences for the culture of a society这个定语从句结构复杂，信息量大，应该后置。which指代的是a sort of linguistic determinism“某种语言决定论”。后置之后可以重复先行词“该语言决定论或该理论”。补充一下，in its strongest form为插入语“最极端的形式”；that..., and that...为并列结构，两个并列的宾语从句，都是states的内容；imprison“禁锢”；far-reaching“影响深远的”；produce far-reaching consequences表示“产生深远影响”。整句话的译文就是：沃尔夫逐渐相信某种语言决定论，该理论最极端的形式声称，语言禁锢了思想，语言的语法结构可以对一个社会的文化产生深远影响。
The Greeks assumed that the structure of language had some connection with the process of thought, which took root in Europe long before people realized how diverse languages could be. (-61)
which took root in Europe long before people realized how diverse languages could be为非限定性定语从句，which指代that the structure of language had some connection with the process of thought，即“这种观点”。Greeks“希腊人”。整句话的译文就是：希腊人认为，语言结构和思维过程有某种联系，这种观点早在人们意识到语言的多样性之前就已经在欧洲扎根。
以上是关于定语从句后置的介绍，希望对各位同学的考研英语复习有所帮助。就考研英语而言，定语从句是绝对难点，绝对重点，绝对考点。建议大家平时多练习，多总结。
