Arabic is a good example.
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There are 7,000 languages in the world today.
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Linguists will do more research in the future concerning language and thinking.
More research will be done by linguists in the future concerning language and thinking.
Many people assume language expresses thoughts only.
Many people assume thoughts are expressed by language only. OR It is assumed by many people that language expresses thoughts only.
Arabic readers read Arabic script from right to left.
Arabic script is read from right to left.
This is the opposite of English-speaking countries.
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Some linguists believe languages affect people’s thinking.
Some linguists believe people’s thinking is affected by languages. OR It is believed by some linguists that languages affect people’s thinking.
Recently, cognitive scientists have done research studying how language influences thinking.
Recently, research has been done by cognitive scientists studying ... OR Recently, cognitive scientists have done research studying...
Humans created language as a tool for communication.
Language was created by humans as a tool for communication.
As a consequence, when someone displays pictures of two important people in Arab countries, the more important person is on the right.
As a consequence, when pictures of two important people are displayed in Arab countries, the more important person is on the right.