Having also read Snow Crash, I think you're extrapolating a little too far. The composition of words shapes experience, not small syntax choices. Plus, I don't

Having also read Snow Crash, I think you're extrapolating a little too far. The composition of words shapes experience, not small syntax choices. Plus, I don't know that it's a huge element of a story (I can't tell if "of the story" means your story specifically or all stories). The culture shapes language, and the culture shapes the story. The language's influence on the story isn't anywhere near the culture's.