I think it's a bit silly not to acknowledge that a weak version of linguistic relativity holds. Anybody who's ever learned a new word can see intuitively that l

I think it's a bit silly not to acknowledge that a weak version of linguistic relativity holds. Anybody who's ever learned a new word can see intuitively that language has an effect on your conceptualization of the world. This is an interesting read on the way that the so-called "Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis" has been used as a straw man argument over the years. There is also some fascinating material on Whorf's work: http://www.enformy.com/dma-Chap7.htm http://www.enformy.com/dma-Chap7.htm ("The Great Whorf Hypothesis Hoax")