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THE ATLAS OF THE REALITY TUNNEL
Linguistic relativity
nature
The claim that the structure of a language influences the habitual thought of its speakers. The strong version — language determines thought — is dead. The weak version, that it biases attention and memory in measurable ways, has real experimental support.
It is the empirical test case for the whole corpus, and the honest answer is "partly, mildly, and in specific domains" — which is less thrilling and more useful than either slogan.
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sephirahbinah
whyThe received categories, examined by experiment rather than assertion.
tags
sapir-whorf · colour terms · evidence
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