Comments on: Linguistic Determinism

By: Ways of Speaking, Ways of Thinking « Speaking In Tongues

Ways of Speaking, Ways of Thinking « Speaking In Tongues — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:29:06 +0000

[...] interesting, however, is that many linguists have disregarded this theory, sometimes referred to as linguistic determinism, (though many believe that language’s effect on thought exists more on a continuum, which [...]

By: Abigail

Abigail — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:20:11 +0000

I definitely think that language shapes thought, though that is not the only thing that shapes thoughts. Sensory perception must be the genesis of thought and memory, but language, after a while, becomes like a sixth sense and seems to take over our thoughts for better or worse…

By: Frank Evans

Frank Evans — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:41:30 +0000

The site address:

http://www.languageandthought.com

should have been given above

By: Frank Evans

Frank Evans — Sun, 02 May 2010 12:39:36 +0000

I think we speak and therefore we are.

See website above for detailed argument

By: Gelaw A. Yohannes

Gelaw A. Yohannes — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:02:02 +0000

I think they are inseparable. What does Language mean? Is it only the form what we utter? If it is not and includes the intuitive knoledge of language too, we think through language. We can’t have an idea about the thing we don’t know its name. Just when we exprience an idea (signified)we hand in hand familiarize about its form (signifier).

By: Linguistic Determinism – “freedom” & counting / A Love of Words

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:13:50 +0000

[...] talk more about language and thought. If you missed it, check out my post on linguistic determinism. Last time I concluded that if language keeps one from practicing thinking about something, then it [...]

By: Knight versus Night / A Love of Words

Knight versus Night / A Love of Words — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:53:07 +0000

[...] of an English (or other language) idiosyncrasy. I will also resume the discussion of the language and thought connection in the near future. Until then, happy [...]

By: Jazzy juicing, the return of kabocha, and Japanese deals! | Say Yes to Salad

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:07:15 +0000

[...] been spending entirely too much time on the computer recently and I need to stop. I did write about linguistic determinism last night if you’re interested in some linguistics [...]

By: holly the healthy everythingtarian

holly the healthy everythingtarian — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:02:35 +0000

ohhhh i studied this in one of my classes all those years ago. i give you props – you seem to understand this a lot better than i, but i think language and thought go hand in hand. call it simplistic, but without words, we would only have thoughts and no way to express them in a shared speaking language. language plays such an integral part in how we form thoughts, so if that makes any sense, they are definitely co-dependent.

love the new blog

By: Peggy Snyder

Peggy Snyder — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:04:12 +0000

Nice blog. I do think that we are born thinking in mentalese because we haven’t acquired language yet. And I imagine there are hypotheses in the child development field about when humans typically switch over to thinking in words. Something else to consider, when we are in the midst of very strong emotions, I think we may switch back to mentalese.