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Language and Thought: English vs. German by Wen-Ti Liao is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1) Had English developed from German instead of other languages like Latin and French, it may have been clearer and more direct due to simplifying on the frontier. 2) Different languages develop their vocabularies in ways that can influence thought - English has both Latinate and Anglo-Saxon derived words, while German retains concrete roots in more words. 3) Abstract and formal language can obscure meaning and thinking if overused, as seen in some German and French philosophy, so the mix of vocabularies
- Author
- Wen-Ti Liao
- Language
- EN