Language & WorldMental model
Does your language shape your thinking? Yes, but quietly.
The strong Sapir-Whorf claim, that language determines what you can think, is refuted. The weak version holds: language steers attention. Russian speakers, who name light and dark blue as two colours, distinguish blue shades faster. Guugu Yimithirr speakers, who locate things only by compass, always know where north is. The famous gender study (bridge: pretty or sturdy) did not replicate.
Useful: When translating, remember: not just words change, but habits of attention.
Source: en.wikipedia.org