https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg Part One: Language & the Individual en-us 2017-08-29 02:49:49 UTC 2025-09-29 01:42:11 UTC hello@padlet.com elisa_firdaus_19 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307154 Language can change our minds through the way the language is structured. It improves one's cognitive ability and verbal memory. The grammatical structure of the language influences the context of a situation. When bilinguals switch between 2 languages, they tend to think in 2 different ways depending on the language. For example, German speakers think of a situation as a whole, in contrast to English speakers who think of the specific action done in the situation]]> 2017-08-29 04:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307154 milliner_k https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307159 Incidents of Alzheimer's more prevalent in monolinguals. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307159 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307160 Language changes our perception of the world, as the grammatical structure differs from language to language, causing shifts in perspectives. For example, Aboriginals in Australia who speak Kuuk Thaayorre have better spacial awareness than English speakers, as they think of space as facing towards the North, East, South or West, whereas English speakers think of left and right. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307160 naieem_abdulrazak_19 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307165 Language can change our minds by improving our memory, thought, consciousness and language, therefore by being bilingual, you have certain advantages over people who speak one language. By knowing more than one language, you can open up your mind to mo]]> 2017-08-29 04:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307165 ethan_kwok_19 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307170 Language can change our minds as there is a dazzling array of languages in the world. The way the language is structured ( Like in spanish how people have masculine and feminine words, and how that changes the way people look at things. ) changes the way we think and approach situations. Languages can change how we think about space, time, colours and objects. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307170 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307179 Language can change our minds through the language we speak. Bilinguals have cognitive boosts, and Bilinguals if they block one of the languages they speak, they tend to think like the other language. The languages we speak can impact our minds, and the way we think. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307179 azri_zahairi_19 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307189 Bilingual have different minds by the different languages they speak in terms of the level of detail that each language has. They understand the different ways that each language is spoken.]]> 2017-08-29 04:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307189 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307225 Language can change our minds by the way we think, speak, and act. Monolinguals tend to look at an event as a whole, whereas bilinguals tend to focus on only one action.]]> 2017-08-29 04:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307225 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307231 Being bilingual helps to understand the world differently in terms of perception, an example would be a Japanese speaker would have a larger vocabulary to describe the many different shades of blue. Compared to an English speaker, they have less vocabulary to describe the many different shades.]]> 2017-08-29 04:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307231 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307243 Language can change our mind as the way we perceive the world is contingent on the fundamentals of our language.]]> 2017-08-29 04:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307243 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307244 It can change the way we perceive the world around us and thus communicate and express ideas, thoughts and emotions. Eg bilinguals are able to alternate between describing an event/situation from either a more holistic or focused perspective. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307244 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307264 Language shapes the way we construe events, even when performing non-linguistic tasks. It pervades our domain of thought subconsciously.]]> 2017-08-29 04:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307264 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307353 Bilingual people know more terms to describe things. They can think about their ideas and thoughtin more ways. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307353 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307440 Languages can change the way we think in everyday things. 

]]> 2017-08-29 04:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307440 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307466 Language influences basic concepts in our lives such a objects, colour and time which in turn affects significant aspects such as our choices of profession, spouse, and the way we express or perceive emotion.]]> 2017-08-29 04:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307466 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307476 Language can change our perspectives, how we express our emotions and actions.]]> 2017-08-29 04:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307476 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307484 Language can change our perception of time, space and emotions, making it a way of thinking.]]> 2017-08-29 04:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307484 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307485 Language changes the way people think and perceive others. Knowing 2 or more languages could help you look at something in two different ways, which makes your mind more broader. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307485 fanxin_foo_19 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307497 Brain exercise. Language influences our perspectives on things. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307497 franklin_s https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307501 Language definitely changes our minds - others can influence and manipulate us with their language; just as we can to them. Even the value that we place on language and learning language can change us.]]> 2017-08-29 04:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307501 adib_mohdnoh_19 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307505 Language can effect the way we think and the way we perceive things. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307505 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307508 Different languages are perceived differently, which changes the way of thinking for different people.]]> 2017-08-29 04:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307508 https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307640 Language can change our perspective  due to the fact that all languages differ to each other since they are different dialects, from different states, regions. The translations from one language to another are always different there are no absolute definition. people acknowledge that the way people think can be influenced from their mother’s tongue.]]> 2017-08-29 05:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/milliner_k/l6x42pw9luzg/wish/183307640