Almost 100 years ago, Benjamin Lee Whorf suggested that thought was inextricably tied to and shaped by the language a person speaks. It’s a compelling and intriguing thought. But was he right?

Thanks to Ann Bunger.

Further reading:

“Interactions Between Language and Mental Representations: Language and Cognition” in Language Learning (2016) by Ercenur Ünal and Anna Papafragou

The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language by John McWhorter

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