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To learn a new language is to learn a new way of thinking



 
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Do you think learning English changed the way you think?
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To learn a new language is to learn a new way of thinking #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:01 am   To learn a new language is to learn a new way of thinking
 

I recently came across an interesting article. Hope you would like it :)

How does our language shape the way we think?

An excerpt:
"Linguistic processes are pervasive in most fundamental domains of thought,
unconsciously shaping us from the nuts and bolts of cognition and perception
to our loftiest abstract notions and major life decisions. Language is central to
our experience of being human, and the languages we speak profoundly shape
the way we think, the way we see the world, the way we live our lives."
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To learn a new language is to learn a new way of thinking #2 (permalink) Fri Jul 03, 2009 15:00 pm   To learn a new language is to learn a new way of thinking
 

This is an interesting topic, Gray.

I know very little about it. But I know about Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which is about how learning a language affect the way we think about the world.

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To learn a new language is to learn a new way of thinking #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 05, 2009 16:49 pm   To learn a new language is to learn a new way of thinking
 

Yes, very interesting it is to realize that there cannot be anything so close to us than the words...so close that oftentimes we just cannot distinguish words from the feelings.

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To learn a new language is to learn a new way of thinking #4 (permalink) Sun Jul 05, 2009 18:35 pm   To learn a new language is to learn a new way of thinking
 

Hello Gray,

Here is an interesting lecture: Language and Thought.

: o)
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