There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language -- from an Aboriginal community in Australia that uses cardinal directions instead of left and right to the multiple words for blue in Russian -- that suggest the answer is a resounding yes. "The beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is," Boroditsky says. "Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000."
Lera Boroditsky: How language shapes the way we think | TED Talk
Some languages have a 'gender problem':
Grammatical gender - Wikipedia
Should Language Be More Gender-Neutral?
How to Tackle Gender Issues in Your Target Language - Fluent in 3 months - Language Hacking and Travel Tips
Masculine or Feminine? (And Why It Matters) | Psychology Today UK
How the world's languages handle thorny gender issues
Can #MeToo Fix Spain’s Language Problem? - The Atlantic
El problema and la solución, a masculine/feminine problem | Language Institute Regina Coeli
Languages are dying out:
The Endangered Language Fund - Home
national geographic endangered languages - YouTube
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