Stephen C. Levinson|Sotaro Kita|Daniel B. M. Haun|Björn Rasch
Returning the tables: language affects spatial reasoning
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics|Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics|Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics|Universität Trier
li gleitman turning tables language spatial reasoning cognition press seek undermine largescale crosscultural comparison spatial language cognition claims demonstrated language conceptual coding spatial domain covary see example space language cognition explorations linguistic diversity cambridge cambridge university press press language 74 1998 557 plausible interpretation different languages induce distinct conceptual codings arguing li gleitman attempt show american student population obtain relevant conceptual codings varying spatial cues holding language constant argue findings better interpreted terms ecologicallyinduced distinct cognitive styles reflected language linguistic coding argue causal effects nonlinguistic thinking simply reflects antecedently existing conceptual distinctions show li gleitman make crucial distinction frames spatial reference relevant line research report series experiments designed show consequence misinterpreted results experiments fact line hypothesis attempts reinterpret large crosscultural study enlist support animal infant studies fail reasons try discern exactly theory drives presumption language cognitive efficacy conclude position undermined wide range considerations