Cognitive linguistics've long been interested in this topic . How exactly is our capacity to speak related to our capacity to think? Does speaking a particular language, or languages affect what types of thoughts are possible? Some days I wish I didn't have to work and coulden-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)re: Cognitive linguistics, 26 Jul 2007 23:27:54 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:4070274Larry<p>Language is created to transfer thoughts. &nbsp;So, it’s safe to say it influences thoughts. &nbsp;The link below references a tribe that does not have higher numbers and therefore does not think well with higher numbers. &nbsp;However, don’t throw out the cultural influence of not needing to use higher numbers.</p> <p>So, is it possible to talk about language influence on thinking without cultural bias? &nbsp;Well, kinda. &nbsp;In ancient times, when there was a myriad of programming languages, like Assembler, Basic, Pascal, FORTRAN, and COBOL, it was always possible to tell the programming language a person first learned, no matter which language they used later. &nbsp;They used the structures and methods from their first language to solve problems with the new language. &nbsp;Their thought patterns had been shaped by a language. </p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href=""></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">re: Cognitive linguistics, 29 Jun 2007 09:05:30 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:3598157Kris<p>This has been a question that has nagged me for a long time - Does language affect thinking, comprehension and broadening the emotional horizons of an individual? And I can attest to the fact that it does. I am not a native English speaker and if I had just spoken in my vernacular I would have been incapable of certain thoughts, which today come naturally to me. &nbsp;But I never bothered searching on the web to see if there is research being conducted in these realms. It is more a personal interospection that anything else....</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="" width="1" height="1">