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Linguistic Perscriptivists (mander.xyz)
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[-] srestegosaurio@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

Isn't the primary purpose of languge to think?

[-] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

We used to believe it's true, but it has come under question. In fact just recently there was a paper that concluded language is more a tool for communication than thought.

[-] srestegosaurio@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

I'll check it (and try to understand it). I was thought that in my philosophy class.

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