2006-11-13 13:31:16 · 3 answers · asked by Toni S 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Language is an expression of cognition, but it also limits cognition to the expressable words and constructions available.
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2006-11-13 13:33:59 · answer #1 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Language helps us express our cognitive abilities, but at the same time, it (as those above me said) limits us to the what ideas we are able to convey through language. In other words, language is a form of cognition, but cognition is not a form of language, because language is limited in the ideas it is able to convey.
2006-11-13 14:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by Watermelon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do not confuse language with thought. Our thought is not limited by language; only types of expression between people. Read Chomsky and Pinker on the subject. The philosopher, John Searle is helpful, too. There are just too many indications of thought not being that limited by language, the coining of new words for instance, that we need to get away from a Wittgenstein perspective on thought/language.
2006-11-13 13:41:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋