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This document discusses the idea of linguistic relativity, or whether language shapes thought. It examines evidence from studies on how speakers of different languages represent spatial relations, time, objects, and substances due to differences in their languages. For example, one study found that Korean speakers distinguish between tight and loose fits, while English speakers do not, showing how language influences spatial thinking. Another study showed that speakers of Tzeltal, which uses an absolute ref

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