1. Read, summarize and reflect briefly on each one of the following readings/video.
2. At the end write a paragraph or two with your own thoughts about the following question:
To what extent does language influence thought?
Cite at least 4 of the readings/talks in your answer. Be sure to separate your response into paragraphs or sections of some sort – it is too hard for classmates and me to read otherwise!
3. Read classmates’ posts and respond to at least one.
Beautiful untranslatable words from around the world
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/untranslatable-01
Links to an external site.
OR
Favorite untranslatable words from around the globe
https://unbabel.com/blog/our-25-favorite-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-globe/
QUESTION: Can you think of several words in English or another language you know, that are ‘untranslatable’?
Does Your Language Shape How You Think? Guy Deutscher AUG. 26, 2010
If you can’t get full access to this NY Times article I’ve put the whole article in an Announcement. It’s the last Announcement so scroll down to the very end of the Announcements. If you have trouble finding it let me know, but you shouldn’t have trouble.
How language shapes the way we think Lara Boroditsky
How language seems to shape ones view of the world
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/12/…
‘Anumeric’ people: What happens when a language has no words for numbers? April 25, 2017 https://theconversation.com/anumeric-people-what-happens-when-a-language-has-no-words-for-numbers-75828
