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> Your vocabulary is tied to your expressive power and your ability to form coherent and compelling arguments There is even more to it. Language can influence
by dist1ll 4y ago
> Your vocabulary is tied to your expressive power and your ability to form coherent and compelling arguments
There is even more to it. Language
can influence (prev.: limits) your thinking and ability to categorize. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity
(Removed misleading reference)
- Apocryphon 4y agoIsn't this Sapir-Whorf, which has been disproven? At least the last time I read of it in relation to 1984.
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- dist1ll 4y agoYup, linguistic determinism is nonsense, thanks for pointing that out. I edited my comment.