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WorksheetsHow language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
With language you can transmit
really complicated thoughts
really complicated ideologies
really complicated traditions
really complicated structures
At the beginning of the conference, the lecturer is talking about the
The phonetical and phonological aspect of the language
The grammatical structure aspect of the language
The semantic aspect of the language
The pragmatic aspect of the language
how many languages are spoken around the world ?
6000
7000
5000
2000
According to Charles Magne, to have a second language is to
to have another body
to have another soul
to have another brain
to have another personality
The Australian aboriginal comunity they use
the left and right words
cardinal directions
up and down words
when the Australian aboriginal comunity say hello, they ask
what are you doing?
What is your favourite cardinal cordination?
which way are you coming from?
which way are you going?
Because of their language, the Australian aboriginal comunity
is well spatial-oriented
is well time-oriented
is well logical-oriented
is well reasining-oriented
Because of their language, in the the Australian aboriginal comunity
time is locked on the landspace
time is locked on the different directions
time is locked on the human itself
time is locked on the terms right and left
in Russian there are different words for different
Colours spectrums
Numbers
Shapes
Directions
Left and right
In German the noun sun is
Feminine
Masculine
Neutral
In German the noun moon is
Feminine
Masculine
Neutral
In German the noun bridge is
Feminine
Masculine
Neutral
when referring to an accident in English it is important
to mention the person who did it
the victim of the accident
when the accident happened
how the accident happened
Languages can have _____ effects
big
broad
deep
weighty
early
Languages reveaal how_______ and________ language mind is
ingineous
spontaneous
flexible
authentic
In the lecturer's research what disciplines are mainly contributing?
Sociolinguistics
Psycholinguistics
Education
Anthropolinguistics
Computer science linguistics
