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This paper discusses linguistics and shows the relationship between a culture and the language they speak, explaining that both are unique and dependent on each other, but one certainly does not determine the other. It also includes studies that show that tasks can be carried out without having a specific language and that language does not limit and certainly does not determine the thought process of figuring out problems.

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''There is a distinct relationship between the people within a culture and the language that they speak. Language and culture depend on each other and one cannot truly exist without the other. Communication is key when forming a culture, and without some form of cohesive language that culture will not thrive. Having recognized this marked relationship, does one determine the other? Does a language determine the culture and rituals of everyday and even ancestral habits of life? Or does the culture determine how the people use language and how they communicate through ways of life as a result of the culture influencing their thought? In some cases, it is not always black and white; there is not one correct answer. I believe that language and culture are unique and are dependent on each other but one certainly does not determine the other.
''There are about 7000 languages for the billions of people populating the world, so languages and cultures are ultimately shared and blended in with one another. People of the same language are scattered across the globe and come from very different cultures.''

Sample of Sources Used:

• KENNEALLY, CHRISTINE. New York Times 22 April 2008.

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