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> [...] the thesis that language shapes cognition is highly overrated. "highly overrated" is, of course, subjective. I have certainly met and read some linguistic determinists that have gone off the deep end but I would certainly be in the camp that believes that language is a contributing factor to cognition. XML (as in so many other things (which is why it is a fascinating field (in my opinion))), throws up some interesting examples: Can the language you speak influence the way you model data in an XML schema? I think the answer is yes and wrote an article on the subject for ITWorld, illustrating how an Irish speaker would model a Bishop (of all things). How to model a Bishop : http://www.itworld.com/nl/xml_prac/08082002/ regards, Sean
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