Does the Language That We Speak Influence the Way We Think?

“Language shapes the way we think, 
and determines what we can think about.”

—Benjamin Lee Whorf

                             “A different language is a different vision of life.”                                                                   —Federico Fellini

“The limits of my language are the limits of my world.”
—Ludwig Wittgenstein

                        

What I have learned is that the answer to this question is complicated. Part of the problem is that there is more involved than just language and thought; there is also culture. Your culture—the traditions, lifestyle, habits, and so on that you pick up from the people you live and interact with—shapes the way you think, and also shapes the way you talk.

Multilingualism gives us opportunity to see the life in different eyes. When we learn a new language we open a new world of unusually culture. Our brains catch the information, lexicon, understanding of cultures, and other aspects of life, that are different from the native concepts, that build and add a new perspective of view. The language is an integral part of the culture, history, traditions, believes, etc.. There is none of it without language.

But, every language have the limits, and those limits depend on the vision of the world. There are more developed and less developed languages. Some languages have more letters and words to use in life, than other languages. When people use more developed language, their consciousness become also developed. When you speaking that kind of language, your consciousness will be developed wide and very smart. Because from childhood you already using more letters, words, and more complex sentences, which reflects your manner of thinking. Also, form that side, it reflects your vision of the world.

Thus, the complexity of the language reflects the complexity of the mind of the person that using that language. If a person uses several languages in full understanding, then this person will achieve fuller mind and fuller vision of the whole world.