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Friday, May 13, 2005 |
Does our language affect our thoughts?.
One of the oldest questions in the study of language involves how it
influences our thought. One of the most controversial answers comes
from Benjamin Whorf, the student of renowned anthropologist Edward
Sapir: language not only influences thought; language determines
thought -- thought cannot exist without language. The Sapir-Whorf
hypothesis, at least in its strongest [...] [Cognitive Daily]
8:56:19 PM .
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© Copyright 2005 Bruce Landon.
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