{"id":57,"date":"2021-09-27T11:14:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T18:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/createablog\/?p=57"},"modified":"2021-10-16T08:30:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T15:30:08","slug":"task-two-does-language-shape-the-way-we-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/createablog\/2021\/09\/27\/task-two-does-language-shape-the-way-we-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Task Two-Does Language Shape the Way We Think?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For task two, we were asked to add annotations to a video-recorded lecture from Lera Boroditsky&#8217;s speak at the SAR School for Advanced Research (SAR) institute. We did this using the CLAS Annotation Software. I did not find it challenging as the instructions given were straightforward on accessing this software. However, after posting my annotations to the general comments, I figured out to stop the video and posting. However, because I was not able to erase my public comments, I did not repost.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lera Boroditsky, How the Languages We Speak Shape the Ways We Think\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iGuuHwbuQOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are my annotations:<\/p>\n<p>Lera used humour several times in her TED talk in conveying her research which made her knowledge sharing interesting. I also enjoyed how Alexander&#8217;s shared his knowledge about the oral tradition of the tap-dancing tap. It captivated me at the end of his performance, I cried. The sounds had a meaning of happiness and pain. They both used the arts to convey their points through images and dance effectively.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"searchable_word\">How<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">does<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">an<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">artist<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">decide<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">whether<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">death,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">say,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">or<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">time<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">should<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">be<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">painted<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">as<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">a<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">man<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">or<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">a<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">woman?<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">It<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">turns<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">out<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">that<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">in<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">78<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">percent<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">of<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">such<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">personifications,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">whether<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">a<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">male<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">or<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">female<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">figure<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">is<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">chosen<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">is<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">predicted<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">by<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">grammatical<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">gender<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">of<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">word<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">in<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">artist&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">native<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">language.<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">This<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">information<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">made<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">me<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">think<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">that<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">we<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">need<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">to<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">be<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">self-aware<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">because<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">if<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">gender<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">influences<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">gender<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">of<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">sculpture,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">you<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">design<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">in<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">an<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">artist.<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">How<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">does<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">this<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">affect<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">us<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">in<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">our<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">everyday<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">decision-making?<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">For<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">example,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">would<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">I,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">as<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">a<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">female,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">be<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">more<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">prone<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">to<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">choose<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">female<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">students<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">over<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">male<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">students<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">in<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">a<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">discussion?<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">Would<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">I<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">answer<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">questions<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">differently<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">because<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">I<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">may<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">relate<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">more<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">to<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">female&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">question<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">than<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">male<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">student&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">question?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"searchable_word\">How<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">does<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">an<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">artist<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">decide<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">whether<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">death,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">say,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">or<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">time<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">should<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">be<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">painted<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">as<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">a<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">man<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">or<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">a<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">woman?<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">It<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">turns<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">out<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">that<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">in<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">78<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">percent<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">of<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">such<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">personifications,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">whether<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">a<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">male<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">or<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">female<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">figure<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">is<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">chosen<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">is<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">predicted<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">by<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">grammatical<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">gender<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">of<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">word<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">in<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">artist&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">native<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">language.<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">This<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">information<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">made<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">me<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">think<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">that<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">we<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">need<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">to<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">be<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">self-aware<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">because<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">if<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">gender<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">influences<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">gender<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">of<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">sculpture,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">you<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">design<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">in<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">an<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">artist.<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">How<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">does<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">this<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">affect<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">us<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">in<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">our<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">everyday<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">decision-making?<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">For<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">example,<\/span> <span 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<span class=\"searchable_word\">differently<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">because<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">I<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">may<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">relate<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">more<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">to<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">female&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">question<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">than<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">the<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">male<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">student&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">question?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"searchable_word\">Hello<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">Whitney,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">I<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">also<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">commented<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">on<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">this<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">point.<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">The<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">power<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">of<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">words<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">and<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">those<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">who<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">know<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">how<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">to<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">use<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">them<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">are<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">mighty;<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">unfortunately,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">as<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">history<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">illustrates,<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">some<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">leaders<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">used<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">words<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">to<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">destroy<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">many<\/span> <span class=\"searchable_word\">people.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">For task two, we were asked to add annotations to a video-recorded lecture from Lera Boroditsky&#8217;s speak at the 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