Do we think differently in different languages? | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.So, do we think differently in different languages
2.OK
3.(Speaking Russian) Sorry, it's like a tongue twister
4.That's a brilliant question
5.The Whorfian hypothesis as it's known, which is the idea that our language affects our thinking, has been debated for decades, even centuries
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
portuguese
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"(Portuguese) Do we think differently in different languages?"
usefulness
B2The quality or degree of being useful.
Example:
"So, it might be its usefulness"
simulation
B2Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
Example:
"some kind of image simulation"
experiment
B2A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.
Example:
"There's a growing amount of experimental evidence"
cognitive
B2Cognate.
Example:
"Cognitive diversity I think is at the core of human nature."
conceive
A2To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate.
Example:
"conceive of the world."
continua
A2A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.
Example:
"they carve up the various continua"
whereas
A2A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.
Example:
"whereas its strength and its size"
aspects
A2Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
Example:
"The structure of a language forces us to attend to certain aspects"
involves
A2To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.
Example:
"There's evidence that language involves"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| portuguese | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| usefulness | B2 | The quality or degree of being useful. |
| simulation | B2 | Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour. |
| experiment | B2 | A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried. |
| cognitive | B2 | Cognate. |
| conceive | A2 | To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate. |
| continua | A2 | A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other. |
| whereas | A2 | A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas. |
| aspects | A2 | Any specific feature, part, or element of something. |
| involves | A2 | To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine. |
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