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Is Language a Virus? Starring Punished

The latest installment of the Metal Gear Solid series is centered around an interesting idea; people are better defined by the language that they speak than the country that they are from. The idea of “Linguistic Determinism” is not new, and there is scientific evidence to support the fact that the language we speak can influence the way we perceive the world around us. But is a language a homeland? Or are we all infected by the deadly virus?

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  • Originally Aired December 9, 2015
  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created October 9, 2016 by
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