How Language Shapes Thought | Short Pitch | John McWhorter

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Published on February 26, 2019 4:00:03 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOOmWWmP1dg

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John McWhorter disects the story that language , thought and our understanding of reality are all fundamentally intwined.

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The 20th century saw many come to think of language as much more important than a vehicle for ideas – it was the framework that made thought possible. And that rather than allowing us to discover independent truths about the world, it places limits on what we can think and radically alters perception and experience. How does language describe the world and what are its limits?

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