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6-22-2009 10:59 AM
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An interesting account, exposing some of the background which composes perception..
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6-23-2009 9:25 AM
kitsua
I firmly believe this to be true. When I read the Tao Te Ching, the introduction enlightened me about Chinese ideograms and how their language is constructed - it blew my mind to think how different the very fundamentals of their communication was and, hence, their understanding of the world. Then I read the book and it all went supernova.
6-23-2009 10:11 AM
bignosemousie
Great clip, Balthazarus!
6-23-2009 3:14 PM
Jorjor
This is also known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which has been around in one form or another since the Classical Ages. In the early part of the 20th century, it was had a strong influence on linguistic thught (and also gave rise to the false notion that Eskimos had hundreds of words for snow - they don't). Chomsky's generative grammar of the 50's nearly put it down for good, but more recent work in cognitive aspects of the science has revived it, though in a much weaker form than in the pre-Chomsky days.
6-23-2009 3:57 PM
ratilfar
I would say...yes.
6-24-2009 2:29 AM
tangenceinc
The languages has its impact to some extent..
6-25-2009 10:00 AM
FeliciaHottie
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