Do the language mould the way we think? If we all spoke the same language, would we think in the same way? Discuss the issue using examples, details, and your personal experiences of English and your native language.
One of the greatest abilities that differentiates humans from other creatures is our language, which helps us string words together to convey our thoughts, emotions, and concepts. Due to the deep connection between language and cognition, there is a thought that language could influence the way we think and people would think in the same way in case they spoke the same language. However, this perspective cannot cover all situations.
The first point worth considering is the language’s function. Language is the tool people use to deliver the content created inside their minds. In this regard, even if people speak the same language, it cannot be a reflection of how and what people think. For instance, we all speak Vietnamese, on the contrary the language apparently cannot shape what people think. Obviously, people express and voice numerous sets of ideas and perceptions in any conversation. Sticking this opinion to globalization, we all see that for a segment of society, it is an enormous step for VietNam to have higher economic growth, better living conditions, and improved resources for socio-economic development. The opponents, with the same language, would argue that Vietnam loses core value regarding long-term tradition when foreign cultures are introduced to Vietnam, and many more might say it would not be a big deal.
Another piece of evidence to support the aforementioned stand of view is that a lot of people misperceive the association between language and culture. To explain, they believe that language shapes the way we think because language is part of the culture, and culture influences our awareness; thereby concluding that language also affects how we sculpt our minds. However, it is not uncommon for people to disagree on diverse standpoints, even if they speak the same language. For instance, there are a lot of non-native speakers who can communicate excellently with foreigners. Nevertheless, every time a negotiation is underway, there is no way to avoid different thoughts about working manners and the goal-reaching methods. While the Germans are very straightforward and decisive in coping with problems, and punctuality is of paramount importance, Vietnamese people tend to tackle problems indirectly, softly with rubber-time characteristics is commonly accepted.
The method of learning language also accounts for why language can not form our comprehension. When we learn a new language, the way for us to comprehend the meaning of a word is to translate it into our native language. After understanding the interpretation of one word and then many words, we interpret the culture of the language we are learning; as a result, we expand our mindset and perspectives from many different viewpoints of diverse cultures. However, the acquisition of such information is not something language can manage, but it is our consciousness that determines what we can and want to absorb. Language is just one of the most helpful ways in which we can visualize a particular problem. Also, one quote from Chomsky contains the same layer of meaning: “cognition is an overall term that includes every system of belief, knowledge, understanding, interpretation, perception, and so on. Language is just one of many systems that interact to form our whole complex of cognitive structures”.
In conclusion, indeed, we cannot deny the sophisticated relationship between language and our cognition. However, it does not mean that language can decide what we need to be aware of when we take this issue into different situations related to language’s role, the connection between language and culture and way of learning a language.
- Do the language mould the way we think If we all spoke the same language would we think in the same way Discuss the issue using examples details and your personal experiences of English and your native language 56
- Do the language mould the way we think If we all spoke the same language would we think in the same way Discuss the issue using examples details and your personal experiences of English and your native language 56
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, apparently, but, first, however, if, nevertheless, regarding, so, then, while, for instance, in conclusion, as a result, on the contrary, in the same way
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 25.0 13.1623246493 190% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 16.0 7.85571142285 204% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 21.0 10.4138276553 202% => Less conjunction wanted
Relative clauses : 17.0 7.30460921844 233% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 52.0 24.0651302605 216% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 69.0 41.998997996 164% => OK
Nominalization: 22.0 8.3376753507 264% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3107.0 1615.20841683 192% => OK
No of words: 581.0 315.596192385 184% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.34767641997 5.12529762239 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.90957651803 4.20363070211 117% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.13192103174 2.80592935109 112% => OK
Unique words: 293.0 176.041082164 166% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.50430292599 0.561755894193 90% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 954.9 506.74238477 188% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 11.0 5.43587174349 202% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 6.0 2.52805611222 237% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 6.0 2.10420841683 285% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 7.0 0.809619238477 865% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.76152304609 126% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 25.0 16.0721442886 156% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 20.2975951904 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 57.9472311677 49.4020404114 117% => OK
Chars per sentence: 124.28 106.682146367 116% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.24 20.7667163134 112% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.36 7.06120827912 90% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.38176352705 114% => OK
Language errors: 7.0 5.01903807615 139% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 8.67935871743 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.9879759519 100% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 11.0 3.4128256513 322% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.380359382664 0.244688304435 155% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.112815146445 0.084324248473 134% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.105776941175 0.0667982634062 158% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.248642301747 0.151304729494 164% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0429882981009 0.056905535591 76% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.4 13.0946893788 118% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 50.2224549098 96% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 11.3001002004 109% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.05 12.4159519038 113% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.29 8.58950901804 108% => OK
difficult_words: 166.0 78.4519038076 212% => Less difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 9.78957915832 82% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.1190380762 111% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 56.1797752809 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 9
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