Can language restructure cognition? The case for space Export

@article{citeulike:312782, abstract = {Frames of reference are coordinate systems used to compute and specify the location of objects with respect to other objects. These have long been thought of as innate concepts, built into our neurocognition. However, recent work shows that the use of such frames in language, cognition and gesture varies cross-culturally, and that children can acquire different systems with comparable ease. We argue that language can play a significant role in structuring, or restructuring, a domain as fundamental as spatial cognition. This suggests we need to rethink the relation between the neurocognitive underpinnings of spatial cognition and the concepts we use in everyday thinking, and, more generally, to work out how to account for cross-cultural cognitive diversity in core cognitive domains.}, address = {Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Postbus 310, 6500 AH Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Asifa.Majid@mpi.nl}, author = {Majid, Asifa and Bowerman, Melissa and Kita, Sotaro and Haun, Daniel B. M. and Levinson, Stephen C.}, citeulike-article-id = {312782}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2004.01.003}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1364661304000208}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15301750}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15301750}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VH9-4BM8MCC-2/2/5897b308499cf399ba4498b8ae7cd948}, doi = {10.1016/j.tics.2004.01.003}, issn = {13646613}, journal = {Trends in Cognitive Sciences}, keywords = {language, sapir-whorf-hypothesis}, month = {March}, number = {3}, pages = {108--114}, posted-at = {2005-10-22 02:41:23}, priority = {2}, title = {Can language restructure cognition? The case for space}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2004.01.003}, volume = {8}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:312782 L3 - citeulike-article-id:312782 N2 - Frames of reference are coordinate systems used to compute and specify the location of objects with respect to other objects. These have long been thought of as innate concepts, built into our neurocognition. However, recent work shows that the use of such frames in language, cognition and gesture varies cross-culturally, and that children can acquire different systems with comparable ease. We argue that language can play a significant role in structuring, or restructuring, a domain as fundamental as spatial cognition. This suggests we need to rethink the relation between the neurocognitive underpinnings of spatial cognition and the concepts we use in everyday thinking, and, more generally, to work out how to account for cross-cultural cognitive diversity in core cognitive domains. IS - 3 JF - Trends in Cognitive Sciences SN - 13646613 AD - Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Postbus 310, 6500 AH Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Asifa.Majid@mpi.nl EP - 114 TI - Can language restructure cognition? The case for space VL - 8 SP - 108 KW - language KW - sapir-whorf-hypothesis AU - Majid, Asifa AU - Bowerman, Melissa AU - Kita, Sotaro AU - Haun, Daniel AU - Levinson, Stephen PY - 2004/03// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2004.01.003 ER -