Thinking through language

Thinking through Language
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Abstract
Thinking through language is an article by Bloon & Keil (2001) that provides a strong opinion on the controversial question of whether language affects human thoughts. The article’s authors begin the article by indicating a side of the argument that language has nothing to do with human thoughts. The other side of the argument is that one is born with the ability to think, with or without language development. Contrary to the two beliefs presented in the books, the authors present a stand that language development is critical to the ability to think. The article cites anthropologists and linguists and other people that suggest a strong relationship between language and how a human being thinks. Developmental experts are also of the opinion that language development has an imperative role to play in cognitive development. This article discussed two perspectives in support of the argument for the relationship between language and thoughts. Firstly, proficiency in two different languages, such as English and Hopi, leads to differences in human thoughts. Secondly, people who have already developed a language such as English have differences in thoughts from animals or those who have developed no language.
Introduction
Thinking through language is an article by Bloon & Keil (2001) which provides a stand on the controversial question of whether language affects human thoughts. The a…