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The Linguistic Shaping Hypothesis
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What is the central claim of the Linguistic Shaping Hypothesis?
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The structure of a language can influence the way its speakers perceive and conceptualize the world.
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The LSH proposes that the structure of a language can influence the way its speakers perceive and conceptualize the world. This means that the way we think about the world is shaped by the language we speak.