Would you say that you gain another perspective on the world when you learn a new language? Why/Why not?
Would you agree that “language is culture and culture is language”? Why/Why not?
What other ways might language affect our thinking?
Would you say that the aspects listed below affect our thinking in a certain language?
Speakers of some languages use more gestures than speakers of other languages.
Would you say that the aspects listed below affect our thinking in a certain language?
Some languages have words that don’t have direct equivalents in other languages, e.g. the word ‘saudade’ in Portuguese refers to a feeling of nostalgia or longi
Can you know a culture without knowing its language? Why/Why not?
Do you think differently in different languages? If so, how?