por que ? You mean when the word is the same? Like borrowing from other languages?
The Write Alex: Yeah, I happen to believe in linguistic relativity. And there's a difference between what just influences and what is absolute.
Yes, languages revolve around what is important. We've established that. But if you're told all your life that "this is green" and "this is green" but one is green and one is blue, then are you going to struggle with the difference in an environment where there's a distinction?
How about framing? Plenty of people on this board believe in framing. You don't think the word "disability" influences how people think?!
It's already been established that there's a sensitive period for language acquisition. Is there a sensitive period for math acquisition? How do you teach the Pirahã algebra if they don't have words for numbers?
