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Peer reviewedBoroditsky, Lera – Cognitive Psychology, 2001
Studied whether the language spoken affects the way subjects think about time in 3 experiments involving: (1) 26 English-speaking and 20 native Mandarin-speaking college students; (2) 25 bilingual students; and (3) 70 native English speakers. Results suggest that language is a powerful tool for shaping thought about abstract domains and habitual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Chinese Americans, Cognitive Processes, College Students
