Learning a foreign language does not seem to affect semantic representations in the first language. But does it change cognition in any way? We do know that the brain accommodates a foreign language purely anatomically up to the age of twelve and we know that this heightened flexibility in our neurological pathways allows for more flexible combining of core-knowledge systems, thus giving an advantage in other cognitive areas. What we do not know is if it actually changes our perception of the world.
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II. Paper: Are language and thought interdependent to the extent that only language makes intelligent thought possible?
1. What is intelligence?
2. What sets us apart from other animals?
3. Is language the key to intelligence or vice versa?
4. Foreign Language Learning and the Effect of Bilingualism
5. Conclusion
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IV. Works cited
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- Anne-Katrin Clemens (Author), 2010, Are language and thought interdependent to the extent that only language makes intelligent thought possible?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/201223
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