I remember a quote along the lines “Different languages don’t restrict what you can say, they restrict what you can not say”. For instance, in a gendered language, you can’t not say the gender, or at least draw a lot of attention to the fact that you aren’t saying the gender.
I remember a quote along the lines “Different languages don’t restrict what you can say, they restrict what you can not say”. For instance, in a gendered language, you can’t not say the gender, or at least draw a lot of attention to the fact that you aren’t saying the gender.