Language shapes the way we think

Language shapes the way we think

15 Sep, 2020 | Videos/Articles

There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world — and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language — from an Aboriginal community in...
PATJI-DAWES AWARD 2021

PATJI-DAWES AWARD 2021

14 Sep, 2020 | Videos/Articles

Nominations now open!  Ciao, Konnichiwa, Salut, Yaama. Who taught you that language? Why not nominate them for the Patji-Dawes award?  The name of the award commemorates the teaching-learning partnership which underlay the earliest documented language...