Language does shape thinking. This is true of the structure of a language as well as the vocabulary and an individual’s discourse. I have had a strong intuition of this, wondering about the effect of gender associations in other languages and about how language shapes our concepts and experiences of time. This amazing lecture presents the current scientific understanding with the strong implication that we can change our thinking by changing our language. This supports the tenets of my ontological coaching:
- Our actions are determined by our view of the world, by the filters through which we construct our reality.
- Our world view is embodied in language (as well as moods, emotions and the body).
- Awareness of language use, recognition of other possibilities and changes in language can have profound changes in the possibilities that are available.
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