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Tag Archives: “How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking?” Manvir Singh “The New Yorker”

DO OUR LANGUAGES SHAPE US? OR DO WE SHAPE OUR LANGUAGES?  PART 2 

YESTERDAY, WE LEARNED OF A LANGUAGE that logically places the past in front of us (where it’s readily perceived) and the future behind us (because it cannot be seen). Today … Continue reading

January 3, 2025 · Leave a comment

DO OUR LANGUAGES SHAPE US? OR DO WE SHAPE OUR LANGUAGES? PART 1

ANSWER: BOTH, AS MANVIR SINGH DESCRIBES in “How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking?,” The New Yorker, December 23, 2024. Here, in Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow, … Continue reading

January 2, 2025 · 1 Comment