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tumblr post by seokoilua: it’s so wild to me that some people just speak english all the time… like they can’t switch it off to speak in a #real language when they need to

  • axx@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    The article you mention states:

    The strongest interpretation of the linguistic relativity hypothesis, also known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis or “Whorfianism”, posits that a language’s vocabulary (among other features) shapes or limits its speakers’ view of the world. This interpretation is widely criticized by

    I’d add you don’t think in any language. You express yourself in a language.

    • rnercle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      a multilingual can write what you wrote. Monolinguals are shaped by the limits of one language (and mostly a poor utilitarian corner of that language.) They can’t think of something with which they have no words for or don’t even feel like they’re missing words for something they need to communicate