Abstract
Language is a means by which communication is possible. Cognitive processes are necessary
in perceiving and interpreting utterances and signs termed „language‟ as to give them
meanings. Without cognition, communication is indeed next to impossibility. Different
individuals could not be guessing the meanings of utterances and signs all the times. In this
respect, many scholars picked interest in answering different questions as they attempt to
achieve the objective of explaining the relationship between language and cognition. This
paper reviews the scholarly debates as to why and how language and cognition are related. It
also looks into the phenomenon of inter-relationship between language and cognition.
Finally, the paper presents some implications of the study to language educators. It contends
that further studies aiming to investigate into whether language variations lead to differences
in the way and manner of thoughts, should treat language and environment as different
variables.
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