Watch a 15-minute TED talk by Lera Boroditsky.(How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky)

Boroditsky is a professor of cognitive science at UC San Diego.

Read the prompts below first so you know what to pay special attention to. Take notes while watching.

address the following five questions in your paper.

Write at least 300 words total.

1. Write a paragraph : What is unusual about the cognitive ability of the Kuuk Thaayore people and why do they have it and other people do not? Are you surprised by their ability?
2. Write a paragraph: Languages differ with respect to the number of color terms they have. How do the brains of speakers of different languages react differently when they look at changes in color?
3. Write a paragraph: How do languages differ when accidents are described? How does this impact the way speakers of different languages perceive what is happening in the world?
4. Very short answer is fine: Revisit module 1.11 to review the Sapir-Whorf hypotheses of linguistic relativity. State whether or not Boroditsky's findings support the concept of linguistic relativity.
5. Very short answer is fine: Why does Boroditsky claim that what science knows about the human mind thus far is 'incredibly narrow and biased'?