大学思辨英语教程精读1课件Unit5LanguageandThinking.pptxVIP

Unit 5 Language and Thinking;;;Reading Skills Communicative Competence ;Critical Thinking Intercultural Competence;One of the oldest puzzles in the study of language is the relationship between language and thinking. Over the centuries, philosophers, linguists, psychologists, cognitive scientists and other researchers have disputed over such questions as “Are language and thought separable?” “Do humans think in the language they speak?” “Which comes first, language or thought?” and “Does language determine thought or vice versa?” There have been no decisive answers to these questions y