My guess would be that language shapes thought a LOT, determining not only what we think but what we CAN think. But how do you quantify just how much? Have linguists found a way to figure that out?
I have a friend who is a chef who often prepares Romeo and Juliet Chicken:
A whole grilled chicken is served with two sauces: Romeo sauce and Juliet sauce. Romeo's sauce is a homemade pecorino pesto because Romeo is, let's face it, a little green. Juliet's sauce is an incredible sun-dried tomato pesto because poor Juliet meets a bloody end.
My guess would be that language shapes thought a LOT, determining not only what we think but what we CAN think. But how do you quantify just how much? Have linguists found a way to figure that out?
Nope. But talking to students about possibilities, even without quantifying anything, is exciting.
This newsletter makes very thoughtful. How do we conceptualize violence? Sexual violence, in particular?
Excellent, Chandri! Each post is better than the last!
I have a friend who is a chef who often prepares Romeo and Juliet Chicken:
A whole grilled chicken is served with two sauces: Romeo sauce and Juliet sauce. Romeo's sauce is a homemade pecorino pesto because Romeo is, let's face it, a little green. Juliet's sauce is an incredible sun-dried tomato pesto because poor Juliet meets a bloody end.