Languages shape the way we think about space, time, colors, and objects. Scientists found effects of language on how people construe events, reason about causality,understand material substance, perceive emotion, reason about other people's minds and even in the way they choose professions and spouses.

Language and thinking is related completely

Hi Muhammad Zubair,

This is an interesting question. There have been conflicting reports regarding the subject matter. One school of thought (Lingualism) claim that there is no thought without language. Others (language of thought) believe that language is essential for thoughts transfer.

What makes it more complicated is a study (3rd link) which reports that people with global aphasia, who have almost no ability to understand or produce language, were able to add and subtract, solve logic problems, think about another person’s thoughts, appreciate music, and successfully navigate their environments. This indicate a disjoint kind of association.

The links below may help shed more light. Best,

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-37654-9

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_role_of_language_in_thinking_Do_we_think_using_language_or_do_we_only_use_language_to_express_already_made_thoughts/amp

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4874898/#!po=51.5385

Eddie-Williams Owiredu thanks for providing links for valuable links.

So learning a different language won't change the way I think?

Not really, but if the new language is very different from your own, it may give you some insight into another culture and another way of life.

Thanks for valuable comments.

In African settings, language has no effect on thinking. It is culture and tribes that affect our thinking. Some cultures think small and others think big.

Language and thinking are closely related. Have you ever questioned what language you dream in? Our thoughts are shaped by life experiences especially from childhood where the main influence was from parents and teachers. Language is an important aspect of our upbringing.

Languages shape the way we think about space, time, colors, and objects. Scientists found effects of language on how people construe events, reason about causality,understand material substance, perceive emotion, reason about other people's minds and even in the way they choose professions and spouses.

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I think that language is the way we see the world

This has been subject of much dispute over the years - the so called Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. In literature, for instance, it is by far the number one showcase in SF texts that in one way or another deal with language. Excellent examples of that include famous George Orwell’s 1984, Ted Chiang’s Story of Your Life, and The Dispossessedby Ursula Le Guin. There are some tremendous research papers on that from a linguistic point of vi as well. I recommend How Language Shapes Thought: The languages we speak affect our perceptions of the world by Lera Boroditsky and The Whorfian time warp: Representing duration through the language hourglass by Bylund E, et al.

I also believe that to some extent language has the power of influencing people’s thoughts. That’s why, for example, people try so hard to prevent others from using words they consider offensive.

I have written a number of papers on the subject and its connexions with SF, should you be interested.

Nour Shakir

Israel A. C. Noletto great help and I do like to have papers that can further my understanding on the topic. Very informative review on the subject.Thank you.

Very good answer you may find in Thought and Language, by Lev S. Vygotsky.

Language is one of the means of expression used by Human ... proficiency of Language gives freedom of expression and the delivery of ideas clearly and the basics of dialogue and human communication.

Language is a means of communication for understanding to shape our thinking. If one has to develop a thing, all should sit together, advantages and disadvantages to be discussed and the points should be noted and known for all. This is possible only by having a unique language for communication.