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True or false:According to recent scientific research, the question of whether language shapes the way we think has been answered definitively.
True or false:According to recent scientific research, the question of whether language shapes the way we think has been answered definitively.
False
True or false: The Kuuk Thaayorre people in Australia use left and right to orient themselves.
True or false: The Kuuk Thaayorre people in Australia use left and right to orient themselves.
False
True or false: All languages have the same vocabulary and structure.
True or false: All languages have the same vocabulary and structure.
False
True or false: Languages can affect how we perceive space, time, and numbers.
True or false: Languages can affect how we perceive space, time, and numbers.
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True or false: Having exact number words in a language is not important for mathematics.
True or false: Having exact number words in a language is not important for mathematics.
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True or false: Different languages have the same grammatical gender.
True or false: Different languages have the same grammatical gender.
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True or false: Losing linguistic diversity has no impact on our understanding of the human mind and brain.
True or false: Losing linguistic diversity has no impact on our understanding of the human mind and brain.
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True or false: Linguistic diversity reveals how limited and inflexible the human mind is.
True or false: Linguistic diversity reveals how limited and inflexible the human mind is.
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True or false: Language cannot affect memory, eyewitness testimony, blame, and punishment.
True or false: Language cannot affect memory, eyewitness testimony, blame, and punishment.
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True or false: Our language does not shape the way we think.
True or false: Our language does not shape the way we think.
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Study Notes
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Humans can transmit complex thoughts through language.
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There are approximately 7,000 languages spoken around the world, each with unique differences in sounds, vocabulary, and structure.
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The question of whether language shapes the way we think has been debated for thousands of years.
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Recent scientific research has provided data to help answer this question.
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The Kuuk Thaayorre people in Australia use cardinal directions instead of left and right.
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People who speak languages like Kuuk Thaayorre stay oriented better than we used to think humans could.
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Different languages have different ways of organizing time and dividing up the color spectrum.
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Some languages don't have exact number words, making it difficult to keep track of exact quantities.
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Languages have grammatical gender, which can affect how people think about objects.
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Languages differ in how they describe emotions and events.
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Language can shape the way we think, perceive and reason about the world.
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Different languages have different ways of expressing concepts.
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English speakers tend to focus on who did something, while Spanish speakers focus on the intention.
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Language can affect memory, eyewitness testimony, blame, and punishment.
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Language can have profound effects on how we perceive space, time, and numbers.
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Having count words in a language opens up the world of mathematics.
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Language can shape how we think about anything that can be named by a noun.
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Linguistic diversity reveals how ingenious and flexible the human mind is.
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Losing linguistic diversity means losing knowledge about the human mind and brain.
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Our language shapes the way we think, and we have the opportunity to ask how we could think differently.
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