HOW DOES OUR LANGUAGE SHAPE THE WAY WE THINK? By Lera Boroditsky. Humans communicate with one another using a dazzling array of languages, each differing from the next in innumerable ways.
Do the languages we speak shape the way we see the world, the way we think, and the way we live our lives? Do people who speak different languages think differently simply because they speak different languages? Does learning new languages change the way you think? Does Language Influence Culture? The New York Times > Magazine > On Language: Whosit's Whatchamacallit. Google Ngram Viewer.