Have you ever wondered if the language we speak shapes the way we think?
This question has lately been raised by the Oscar winning movie Arrival. This video examines the scientific research on the linguistic relativity hypothesis (a.k.a. the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis) and presents the perspectives of psychologists, linguists and cognitive scientists on the topic.
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In this video:
1. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 0:17
2. The strong version (linguistic determinism) vs the weak version (linguistic relativity) 1:31
3. Linguistic determinism in science fiction. Arrival movie 2:11
4. Why the strong hypothesis has been abandoned in the academic field? 2:50
5. Experiment on color perception - blue color spectrum in Russian language - syniy/ goluboy 3:52
6. Perception of space - the Kuuk Thaayorre speakers 5:05
7. Experiments on time perception - do Mandarin and English speakers think about time in different ways? 7:07
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Research and script: Irina Georgieva and Nikoleta Staneva
Art, editing and narration: Daniel Stamenov
Music: Acoustic Breeze - Bensound.com
Sources:
[1] Effects of language on colour discrimination
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[2] Kuuk Thaayorre speakers’ concepts of Space and Time
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[3] Mandarin and English speakers’ concepts of Time
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