Your Language Shapes Your Thoughts

in life •  4 years ago 

There are many different types of languages available for you to choose from, but if your goal is to improve your understanding of a specific language, one of the best ways to do it is to change how you interpret your language. This is what your language shapes your thoughts and experiences. Changing your language will enable you to make the most out of your learning experience.


Here's how to do it: Learn the basic vocabulary in your chosen language, then start looking for words that will give you insight into how your language works. Try to find a word or phrase that is similar to the one that someone else might be using in a sentence.

Your language shapes your thoughts. What would a person with fluency in French think about? For example, a Spanish speaking person may be interested in the idea of "amigo." But, how would you describe a situation in which someone has an amigo? How would you describe a conversation between two persons who are close friends?

Your language shapes your language! What do you think if I said something like, "I am Spanish American," without using any specific pronouns, adjectives, adverbs or other modifiers? Do you know the first word that came to mind? What about the second?

Your language shapes your thoughts, because language is a way of expressing yourself. When you learn to speak English, you express yourself with words. But, when you learn a different language, you express yourself with thoughts. Think of how you will express yourself when you learn a different language.

You can change your thoughts through thought. That's what your language shapes your thoughts! Start with a basic sentence that shows only the main point. Then, use these sentences in conjunction with other sentences to demonstrate each one, using language that reflects how you see the situation, think, feel or behave.

For example, take a sentence like this: "I love my family because they are the people I can depend on. They always stand by me when I need them, no matter what happens." You can look for words like "always"stand by" throughout this sentence. and include them in your thoughts. Whenever you find them, use them to support your main point.

You should be able to write sentences like this in Spanish without the use of adjectives, adverbs or modifiers, but you need to have good sentence structure. if you want to really understand what the person you're teaching is saying.

The most important aspect of writing is grammar. If your language shapes your thoughts, then you should be able to read and understand sentences. However, the problem is that most Spanish sentences are not grammatically correct. The reason is that most native speakers don't know how to correctly structure their sentences. The result is that they write sentences that are full of incorrect grammar and punctuation.

The fact that your language shapes your thoughts is important, but it doesn't mean that you have to go into detail. or complicate things. Don't worry about how many times you need to say, "I love you" every time you write it. In Spanish, the phrase is more accurate to say, "Te quiero, que te vas?"

Try to use sentences that make sense. If the meaning of a sentence makes sense, then it's grammatically correct. It should read like a question. In order to write sentences that sound grammatically correct, you need to learn the rules of grammar.

When you are teaching English, remember that proper sentence structure is also an important part of the English language. In Spanish, sentences always start with the subject and end with the object. Therefore, sentence structure should always start with the subject. and end with the object. Write sentence fragments in Spanish to help your students understand the meaning of the words in the sentence.


You can practice correcting your language and sentence structure through listening and writing together. Practice by writing sentences in Spanish that you have heard but written incorrectly. and asking questions with them.

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