Is the perception of red altered by having language?
Does the perception change between speakers of different languages?
Can the perception of red affect the lower level properties of language?
Does the perception change between speakers of different languages?
Can the perception of red affect the lower level properties of language?
GENERAL
Systems in the brain do not interact. Discuss.
How might language affect our perception of the world?
How might the language we speak affect our perception of the world?
(note the universal effect of language/specific language effects distinction between these questions)
Does language have an effect on thought, does the language spoken change anything and can thought have an effect on language and on vision?
To what extent is the mind modular? Discuss with reference to language and perception.
Are the visual and auditory processing systems informationally encapsualted?
Can thought affect the lower-level properties of language?
The language system is impenetrable. Discuss.
The structure of language affects thought and vice versa. Discuss.
Discuss how language and thought interact.
To what extent is language affected by thought?
"We have default modes of thought laid down by biology. Language, however, has the power to usurp these in line with its own ways of carving up the world, even if they do not differ from the biological defaults" (Clevergirl, 2008). Discuss this statement with reference to a variety of experimental methodologies.
COLOUR
Assess the linguistic relativity hypothesis with regard to colour perception.
‘‘[W]e dissect nature along lines laid down by our native language’’ (Whorf, 1956). To what extent has recent research supported this claim?
Our language affects the way we carve up the colour spectrum. Discuss.
Language affects colour perception. Discuss.
In terms of colour, where do you stand on the universal or relativist debate and why?
How have animal studies been used to speak to the linguistic relativity hypothesis?
Discuss how neuropsychological investigation has brought clarity, if any, to the debate over the universal effects of language.
Critically assess the current state of the linguistic relativity hypothesis.
"Language is a system that does language. It does not interfere with our fundamental understanding of the world" (Arandomer, 2008). Discuss this claim.
SOUND
With reference to evidence from studies on the perception of speech sounds how far can you defend or reject the linguistic relativity hypothesis?
Is the system supporting speech perception modular ?
Speech perception represent an instance of categorical perception. What is the evidence for linguistic influences on these perceptual processes?
MATHS
What can a comparison of human and non-human animals tell us about language’s role in maths?
Is maths dependent on language?
A patient presents with severely impaired language abilities. Based on other research how would you predict his maths performance?
SPACE
How might language affect spatial reasoning?
Critically analyse the linguistic relativity hypothesis with specific reference to the domain of space.
Discuss the evidence that language can shape our thinking of space.
TIME
Assess the linguistic relativity hypothesis with regard to time.
Our language affects the way we think about time. Discuss.
OBJECTS
Assess the linguistic relativity hypothesis with regard to objects.
Our language affects the way we think about objects. Discuss.
MODULARITY
Defend or reject the strong Fodorian modularity of mind hypothesis.
Discuss how thought interacts with lower level processes.
Are vision and language informationally encapsulated?
Information encapsulation is, according to Fodor, “the most important aspect” (Fodor, 1983, p.37) or, more strongly, the sine qua non of modularity (Fodor, 2005). To what extent do systems in the mind conform to this aspect?
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