Linguistic relativity

Question 1

Two ways of viewing the connection between language and thought

Answer 1

“Language is a mirror” - It reflects our thought
“Language is a lens” - It focuses our thought

Question 2

The modern group of linguists studying the influence of language on thought

Answer 2

Neo-Whorfians

Far less extreme than the original Whorf, their well-designed experiments reveal linguistic influence on seemingly unrelated reasoning

Question 3

The two sides of the language debate

Answer 3

Culturalists, relativists, and Neo-Whorfians vs Nativists/Innatists and Universalists