Re: Language and mind

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In article <32BD338F.7FF1@haddock.cd.chalmers.se>,
Gustav S|derlind <gs@haddock.cd.chalmers.se> wrote:
>Has there been any study on how the buildup of a language influenses how
>its users think and the kind of culture they therefore create and act
>by?

Yes. This is an old hypothesis debated in philosphy.
Read the works of Benjamen Whorf.

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