Comments on: The tools of language and the craft of understanding http://mindhacks.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bob http://mindhacks.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/#comment-4766 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:04:47 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/#comment-4766 Double plus good post!

]]> By: schrokit http://mindhacks.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/#comment-4765 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:22:21 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/#comment-4765 Great read, thanks!
I’ve long had an interest in this subject, especially as a polyglot, having lived in other cultures/languages (and the inherent head-banging that come with it). Naively leaving out thoughts of cultural superiority for the sake of argument – for me, this research evokes the question of whether or not there is an ideal language (and if so which) for optimal cognitive ability.

]]> By: Georg Kj√∏ll http://mindhacks.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/#comment-4764 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:00:08 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/#comment-4764 This article discusses some problems with the NSL data and the Sapir-Whorf stuff in general:
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2415

]]> By: gaddeswarup http://mindhacks.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/#comment-4763 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:51:42 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/#comment-4763 Related:
New Nicaraguan sign language shows how language affects thought

]]> By: Lilian Nattel http://mindhacks.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/#comment-4762 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:47:01 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/the-tools-of-language-and-the-craft-of-understanding/#comment-4762 That’s fascinating and it makes me
wonder about some of the grammatical
mistakes that kids make. Could some of
them be an effort to express what
the language isn’t structured for–like
intent?

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