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Does the language you speak change how you think?

Tom Scott · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Language & linguisticsConsciousness & cognition

What it is

Tom Scott, with linguists Gretchen McCulloch and Molly Ruhl, examines whether the language you speak changes how you think. The short answer is mostly no, with caveats about the weak version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Linked as a concise, accessible rebuttal whenever linguistic relativity comes up in a thread.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “I recommend this Tom Scott video on the issue”

    Explains the linguistic relativity debate

    cardanome, 2024-06 · Recommendation · in “Orwell: The Rewrite”

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Topics: sapir-whorf, linguistics, language and thought, tom scott, cognition

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