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Lera Boroditsky: How Language Shapes Thought

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The Causality of Language Training

In Justin Timberlake's case, people wanted 53% more in fines if we said he ripped the costume as opposed to the costume ripped. That term didn't exist until he apologized for the wardrobe malfunction. People who speak different languages think differently. There are many different aspects of language that can shape thinking from grammar and lexical differences even to orthography,. how language is written.

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