It's clear to me that language (la langue, pas le langage) has significant influence on thought -- on what one can think, and on how one thinks
Show this thread
-
But remarkably, humans are able to express roughly the same ideas across languages, cultures, and time. Language does not create these thoughts; they could arise in any expression medium (including non-verbal). Language differences are a cognitive tint, not a cognitive rift.
Show this thread
The medium has always great influence on the message -- being a writer steers you towards a certain kind of stories, being a filmmaker steers you towards a different kind. But in any medium, you can still tell roughly the same stories, express the same ideas -- in different ways
-
-
Language is a way to transmit, receive and synchronize beliefs. It provides generalization, too. E.g. you learn the breadth of shapes that maps to the species "dog" through language, by others calling them "dog".
-
To your point, some things and some stories are rather universal to human nature and human culture, and so every language has found ways to express them.
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.