Language as cognitive tool kit: How language supports relational thought.
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Language as cognitive tool kit: How language supports relational thought.
The extreme version of the Whorfian hypothesis-that the language we learn determines how we view the world-has been soundly rejected by linguists and psychologists alike. However, more moderate versions of the idea that language may influence thought have garnered recent empirical support. This article defends 1 such view. I propose that language serves as a cognitive tool kit that allows us to...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Psychologist
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1935-990X,0003-066X
DOI: 10.1037/amp0000082