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In linguistics, the idea that language shapes thought and behavior is called Whorfianism, and has a long and controversial history.
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* Neo-Whorfianism: How does language shape the way we think?
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Whorfianism, as it’s sometimes called, quickly dissolves into absurdities: if your language lacks a proper future tense, tomorrow will be inconceivable; if your language lacks certain emotion words, you will never feel them.
How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking? Manvir Singh 2024
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Whorfianism, as it’s sometimes called, quickly dissolves into absurdities: if your language lacks a proper future tense, tomorrow will be inconceivable; if your language lacks certain emotion words, you will never feel them.
How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking? Manvir Singh 2024
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