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I think this would be a net loss for humanity. If the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis is true, there would be less variety of ideas and less creativity in a world where
by morkalork 3y ago
I think this would be a net loss for humanity. If the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis is true, there would be less variety of ideas and less creativity in a world where everyone speaks one language.
On a funny side note, I recently overheard one Spanish speaker casually comment to another about how people's personalities seem to change when they switch which language they're speaking. It was wild to see someone who's never heard of that hypothesis just invent all on their own.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 3y agoI don't think that's necessarily Sapir–Whorf at work. It could just be behavioral conditioning -- the same way you might have a different personality at work, vs when visiting your parents for the holidays.
- wilg 3y agoSapir-Whorf seems like mumbo-jumbo to me. I think the second thing you are describing is called code switching.