Pat, Steven, and Leo, (01)
Nobody who has studied the issues takes the strong version
of the so-called Sapir-Whorf hypothesis seriously. (02)
The remaining issues are more about the meaning of the word
'influence' than they are about language or thought. (03)
SEZ
>> My point being that the habit continues even if language
>> use is disabled temporarily or "hidden." You may think it
>> irrelevant but it is not. (04)
PH
> Well, I believe the preponderance of evidence is on my side here (05)
I have no idea what habits are being asserted or denied or what
sides there are to any of these questions. (06)
Leo
> The usual answer in generative linguistics (to which I subscribe,
> though generally on the categorial grammar side) is that all languages
> enable you to express anything you need to (07)
And I have no idea what 'need' means. If your habitual ways of thinking
don't lead to a particular thought, you'll have no need to express it. (08)
John (09)
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