Language, thought, and color: Whorf was half right

2009/08/28 by Terry Regier, Paul Kay · 2 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Categorization, perception, and language #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Cognitive science #Computer science #Dismissal #Language, Metaphor, and Cognition #Linguistic relativity #Linguistics #Multisensory perception and integration #Neuroscience #Perception #Philosophy #Psychology #Semantics (computer science)

paper · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2009.07.001

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