LINGUISTIC INFLUENCES ON NON-LINGUISTIC THOUGHT
Abstract
This research explores the relationship between language and thought which has long been a debatable topic in the academic community. It shows a comprehensive analysis of non-linguistic cognition, including infant perception, animal cognition, and human visual-spatial reasoning, alongside empirical evidence of linguistic influence in areas such as color perception, spatial orientation, temporal conceptualization, memory, and decision-making. Theoretical foundations are given with particular attention to the Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis and its modern interpretations. The research explores how; grammar and vocabulary can guide non -linguistic thinking. Language, culture, and abstract thought is debatable, there is connection among them. As a conclusion in this article, we found dynamic and interactive connection between them.
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