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Is It Possible To Think Without Language? - 0 views

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    This article talks about whether language is needed to form thoughts. This article discusses that collection of images can used to describe something rather than use of words. In the article, the author discusses how people might think about dogs using memory of images of dogs. The article also brings up that is necessary to define language. The author brings up the point that sign language communicates thoughts without words; therefore, thoughts can communicated without language depending on your definition.
Meera Kohli

Does Your Language Shape How You Think? - 1 views

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=2& This talks about how languages differ based on what they must convey like using feminine and masculine pronouns. (T...

started by Meera Kohli on 05 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
Hana Arai

Does Language Influence Culture? - 1 views

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703467304575383131592767868 This article investigates whether language shapes our understanding of fundamentals such as space, time and causality.

started by Hana Arai on 07 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
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