A different way of thinking in language

Summary 

In the TED"how language shapes the way we think"Lera boroditsky says that There are 7000 different languages ​​in the world, and different languages ​​have different ways of thinking. Each way of thinking determines the different definition of things. language can convey the most complicated feelings, human beings can transfer knowledge to each other, even strange ideas, which can be achieved through language.the most interesting is the kuuk thaayorre people in the indigenous group of Australia. They have no concept of left and right.they used east, south, west, and north instead of left and right.language provides different ideas, but it disappears on average every week, which means that a way of thinking disappears.

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Response 

"To have a second language is to have a second soul"when I saw this sentence, I feel like I am on another planet.let me rethink the meaning of learning a new language.what does language bring us? How does learning a new language help us? Why can we use our mother tongue proficiently? Etc.These seemingly simple and ordinary problems suddenly came to my mind.language brings us knowledge and emotions, even unrealistic fantasies in our heads. But how do we get to it.

Thinking back,when we were babies, our parents spoke to us every day, even though we didn't know anything during our infancy.we also listen every day.since then,we have actually absorbed these words,until we can speak.we do not even need to be able to learn its grammar and how to use a sentence correctly, because we already have a habit and feel of the language.but as adults, we want to learn a new language. We are more or less affected by our mother tongue, so we are forced to learn grammar and recite correct sentences,but when we are in the process of learning, we suddenly find that oh ~ Every language has its own system.different feelings expressed in different systems are completely different.when we practice a new language day by day until we can feel the feeling it brings,Invisibly our brain is also undergoing changes, even personality, expressions, feelings...then we think different way.

When I learned Thai, I also learned about Thai culture and Thai thinking patterns. Language is an important tool for magic and building relationships between people.I think this is the topic until the discussion, language has shortened the distance between people and provided different ways of thinking.but language needs to be used to survive. As some languages ​​gradually disappear, in other words, the disappearance of a language may mean the disappearance of a mode of thinking.I think

assimilation of the world is not interesting things.

At the same time, we call on people around the world to actively use their mother tongue to make the world colorful.

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Question

How many different languages ​​do you know about way of expression?