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WorksheetsHow language shapes the way we think
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is Lera doing as she speaks according to her?
breathing and smiling
tones, hisses and puffs
vibrations and sounds
noises and voices
Because of the ability we have to speak we are also able to
transmit ideas across space and time
put a bizarre idea in our mind
transmit knowledge across minds
all of the above
Charlemagne said, to have a second language is to have a second (a)
With the example of the Aboriginal community in Australia she wanted to point out that
language does not craft real things but directions
language and culture can train us to get oriented
language used by them makes their communication funnier
language has helped them move in cardinal directions
People can organize a sequence of events in a particular direction and it has to do with
the pictures themselves
their writing system
the direction
the concept of time
when she referred to the way some languages divided the visual world she described their main finding was
Russian and English are different languages
Russian speakers are the best at differentiating colors
Brain activity switches depending on the speaker
English speakers do not care about distinctions
As far as count words are concerned she point out they can open up the world of (a) to a speaker of a language
If you were to answer her last question , how could I think differently, what would be your answer?
