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Linguistic relativity
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The central question in research on linguistic relativity, or the Whorfian hypothesis, is whether people who speak different languages think differently. The recent resurgence of research on this question can be attributed, in part, to new insights about the ways in which language might impact thought. We identify seven categories of hypotheses about the possible effects of language on thought across a wide range of domains, including motion, color, spatial relations, number, and false belief understanding. While we do not find support for the idea that language determines the basic categories of thought or that it overwrites preexisting conceptual distinctions, we do find support for the proposal that language can make some distinctions difficult to avoid, as well as for the proposal that language can augment certain types of thinking. Further, we highlight recent evidence suggesting that language may induce a relatively schematic mode of thinking. Although the literature on linguistic relativity remains contentious, there is growing support for the view that language has a profound effect on thought. (C) 2010 JohnWiley & Sons, Ltd. WIREs Cogn Sci 2011 2 253-265 DOI: 10.1002/wcs.104
Keywords:
COLOR CATEGORIES
MOTION EVENTS
LANGUAGE
COGNITION
ENGLISH
THOUGHT
WHORF
REPRESENTATION
UNIVERSALS
PERCEPTION
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