Does Your Language Shape How You Think? - NYTimes.com
One of the most interesting articles I've ever read on NYT.
The extent to which our mother tongue(s) influence(s) our spatial orientation, appreciation of color, form and pitch, and other critical aspects of the human experience is truly profound . The field of cognitive linguistics is only beginning to unravel the myriad mysteries of the mind as revealed through our conception of the universe vis-a-vis language. Enjoy!! http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html