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Grammar and Linguistics > Interesting Article on how Language Influences our Senses
Interesting Article on how Language Influences our Senses
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douglas
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Interesting Article on how Language Influences our Senses
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Hi All, This article from the BBC caught my attention and I thought it might interest some of you as well. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190226-how-your-language-reflects-the-senses-you-use Cheers, Douglas |
27 Feb 2019
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Aisha77
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Thanks Douglas: I have had a look and I believe Spanish are great at describing smells, but not that good on sounds. I am musician and I realized of that issue many times, when I try to explain something I have heard and people look at you like: What...? I found in other site another interesting article talking about features of the different language uses: https://www.muyinteresante.es/cultura/arte-cultura/articulo/el-idioma-que-usamos-altera-nuestra-percepcion-del-tiempo-721495707125 It�s in Spanish but you could translate it easily with google. I found it interesting, anyway... Aisha ;) |
27 Feb 2019
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maryse pey�
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Thank you so much for sharing all this with us dear Douglas.
Hugs and a very good day.
Maryse. |
28 Feb 2019
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cunliffe
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Really thought-provoking. Crazy visuals! Thanks for sharing. |
28 Feb 2019
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douglas
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Thanks Aisha! I especially liked the last couple lines: Thus, if you use a positive language you will feel more optimistic and you will also produce that sensation in the one who listens to you, but if you constantly complain or express yourself in a negative way you will see life in black. This is also the basis of the advocates of inclusive language, who claim that if non-sexist language were to become generalised, society�s attitude would be less discriminatory towards women.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator OBTW: This is the first time I tried using DEEPL for Spanish and it worked wonderfully. Deepl is the best ( fast and accurate) translating program I have ever seen. It has cut my German to English translation times by about 2/3s. I highly recommend it. Here�s an article about it: Cheers, Douglas |
1 Mar 2019
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Aisha77
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Douglas: Thanks lots Douglas for reading it, and I agree definitely with that sentense, and I love that you posted it here. And thanks too for the translator that you propose as one of the best you have used, I will use it and let you know! Have a great weekend, Douglas! I will go all out on my mom�s birthday party with all my family   Cheers Aisha ;)
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1 Mar 2019
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