Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Specialization based on Experience

different groups within a culture vary in terms of used words to label things

Consider memori

Short term & Long term

Multiple terms used by Cognitive Psychs

sensory registers

working memory

Cultural variations

might not support a strong S-W Hypothesis

Counting & Arithmetics

Miura & Collegues, 1993

Reasoning

Artistic

Shi Gu

Bilingual population study

match the traits

come a week later

how did the language worked on memory?

if you do not have a stereotypical word you break down into traits!

stereotype & itemization

Perception of Time & Space

most language use spatial metaphors for time (i.e."long")

Experiment of Greek (i.e. "heavy") vs English ("long") speaker (i.e. "how much time did it take to draw a line?" then "water tank getting filled")

Experiment of Daniel Casasanto