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How your native language shapes your worldDaniel Rozenberg
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesisThe principle of linguistic relativity (colloquially known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis) holds that the structure of a language affects the ways in which its respective speakers conceptualize their world, or otherwise influences their cognitive processes.
[1] Linguistic relativity, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity
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Experiment 1
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Grammatical genderPeople
Animals
Plants, Objects, Places
Abstractions, Actions
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Grammatical genderPeople
Animals
Plants, Objects, Places
Abstractions, Actions
Masculine Feminine
Example languages: French, Arabic, Hindi, Spanish, Hebrew, Ancient Egyptian…
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Grammatical genderPeople
Animals
Plants, Objects, Places
Abstractions, Actions
Masc. Fem.
Example languages: German, Icelandic, Latin, Greek…
Neuter
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Grammatical genderPeople
Animals
Plants, Objects, Places
Abstractions, Actions
Animate
Inanimate
Example languages: Basque, Sumerian, many Native American languages…
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Grammatical genderPeople
Animals
Plants, Objects, Places
Abstractions, Actions
Anim. Masc.
Fem.
Example languages: Czech and Slovak
Neuter
Inanim. Masc.
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Grammatical genderPeople
Animals
Plants, Objects, Places
Abstractions, Actions
Anim. Masc.
Fem.
Example languages: Polish
Neuter
Inanim. Masc.
Pers. Masc.
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Grammatical genderPeople
Animals
Plants, Objects, Places
Abstractions, Actions
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Grammatical genderL. Boroditsky, L. Schmidt, W. Phillips (2002)● Compiled a list of 24 nouns that have
opposite genders in Spanish and German● Asked groups of native Spanish/native
German speakers to describe images of those nouns in English
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Experiment 1Results!
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Colour perception青 (Ao)
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Colour perception
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Colour perception
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Colour perception
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Colour perception
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Experiment 2Results!
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Farb, Peter. "Man at the Mercy of Language." Communication Theory 1 (2011): 433.
Decision makingPeter Farb’s (1929–1980) experiment
なに?
それ!
誰ですか?
この!
なに?
それ!
誰ですか?
この!
なに?
それ!
誰ですか?
この!
What?
That!
Who?
This!
What?
That!
Who?
This!
What?
That!
Who?
This!
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Decision makingPeter Farb’s (1929–1980) experimentComplete the sentence
“When my wishes conflict with my family's…”[Japanese] “…it is a time of great unhappiness.”[English] “…I do what I want.”
“Real friends should…”[Japanese] “…help each other.”[English] “…be very frank.”
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Decision makingM. Keith Chen study
Chen, M. Keith. "The effect of language on economic behavior: Evidence from savings rates, health behaviors, and retirement assets." The American Economic Review 103.2 (2013): 690-731.
Strong future tense“It is raining”, “It rains”
(now, or in general)
“It will rain”(in the future)
“It will rain tomorrow”(in the future)
“It rains tomorrow”(nope!)
Weak future tense“我吃米饭” (Wǒ chī mǐfàn) = “I [to eat] rice”
(now, in the past, or in the future)
“我会吃米饭” (Wǒ huì chī mǐfàn) = “I [to eat] rice”(in the future)
The verb doesn’t change, the time-frame must be established via context.
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Decision makingM. Keith Chen study
+29% more likely to exercise regularly
+24% more likely to avoid smoking
+20% more likely to save money
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Thank you!Further reading:
● Bhatia, Aatish. "The Crayola-fication of the World: How We Gave Colors Names, and It Messed with Our Brains" Wired.com. 03 June 2012. <http://www.wired.com/2012/06/the-crayola-fication-of-the-world-how-we-gave-colors-names-and-it-messed-with-our-brains-part-i/> [RECOMMENDED!]
● Jackson, Steven B. "Masculine or Feminine? (And Why It Matters)." Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. 21 Sept. 2012. <http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/culture-conscious/201209/masculine-or-feminine-and-why-it-matters>