02 August, 2010
How Language Influences Culture
A fascinating article describes the ways that language actually shapes the way we view the world, both literally and figuratively. Sample quote:
It turns out that if you change how people talk, that changes how they think. If people learn another language, they inadvertently also learn a new way of looking at the world. When bilingual people switch from one language to another, they start thinking differently, too.
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