How a Language's Verb Forms Shape The Way Its Speakers Perceive the World
It might seem self-evident (Noam Chomsky's doctrine of "universal grammar" notwithstanding) that the way a language is used shapes how its users think. Recent research is revealing just how deeply this effect goes: grammar affects the way we perceive such basic things as spatial relationships and the passage of time. Wall Street Journal 07/24/10

Posted July 26, 2010 07:13 AM