Directions: North South East and West
Michael Rosen and Laura Wright discover how different ways of talking about directions in other languages shows differences in ways of thinking.
Michael Rosen & Laura Wright discover how different ways of talking about directions in other languages show differences in ways of thinking. Professor Lera Boroditsky explains how in some languages, you might be asked to move your chair a bit to the north, or to put the socks in the east drawer... And the past may be conceived of as in front of you, rather than behind. How do the languages we speak shape the ways we think?
Producer Beth O'Dea.
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Which of these UK places is furthest North, South, East or West?
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- Tue 20 Sep 2016 16:00成人快手 Radio 4
- Mon 26 Sep 2016 23:00成人快手 Radio 4
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