Three things I learned this week 🌱

Or that I thought about again. Or that I think are wondrous. Anyway, I wanted to share them with you here. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis The concept of affordance The word “ambig” in German usage (ambiguous, double-meaning) If you're interested in the context, keep reading. I promise to keep it short. 😘 The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis Also known as the principle of linguistic relativity, it essentially states that the language a person speaks significantly influences how they perceive and think about the world. I came across this during my studies in linguistics and the humanities. When I read this article, it brought it back to mind. In academia, there are two forms of this hypothesis: Strong determinism (linguistic determinism): This more extreme form posits that language determines our thinking. Those who lack a word for a specific concept (e.g., a color or a tense) cannot understand that concept at all. This radical view is now largely considered to have been disproved. Weak determinism…