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> It's also acknowledging that our thinking is partly shaped by our terms. Good point, but sounds like Sapir-Whorf: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_rel
by thunk 16y ago
> It's also acknowledging that our thinking is partly shaped by our terms.
Good point, but sounds like Sapir-Whorf: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity
- nitrogen 16y agoThere's an article today on Ars Technica/Nobel Intent related to this concept that considers the influence of language on spatial reasoning: http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/06/language-in-space-language-and-orientation-skills-correlate.ars http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/06/language-in-spac... I'd always wondered if maybe thinking in Japanese or German allows Japanese or German people to come up with better solutions to some computing or engineering problems. Thanks for sharing that link.