Every Language Is a World

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Jan 7, 201700:50:06Technology

Megan Whelan looks at how language shapes - and is shaped by - our understanding of the world, with Dr Sasha Calhoun, Professor Paul Warren and Associate Professor Stephen Epstein. What does it mean when something is &#x...

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