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Friday, August 20, 2004
Life without numbers in a unique Amazon tribe
The Piraha tribe apparently can't learn to count and have no distinct words for colours. ... More than 60 years ago, amateur linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf argued that learning a specific language determined the nature and content of how you think. ... "The question is, is there any case where not having words for something doesn't allow you to think about it?" Prof. Gordon asked about the Piraha and the Whorfian thesis. "I think this is a case for just that." Comments
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