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Lera Boroditsky: How Language Shapes Thought

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How to Speak a Language Like This

In order to speak a language like Kuktayr you must stay oriented. To get past hello you have to know which way you're going. The boy standing south of Mary is my brother at every scale. People who speak languages like this are able to perform feats of navigation that we used to think were beyond human ability.

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