Does what we say influence what we think? Examining the effect of language across three domains : colour, number, space-and-time
Linguistic determinism, a key feature of the Whorfian Hypothesis, proposes that the language we speak will influence our cognition. This happens when language biases us to use concepts that are coded in language over those that are not (weak form), or when language determines our cognition (strong f...
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| Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59873 |