Using present tenses while talking about the future

[jutfrank]

If a change in the verb is mandatory, then, for instance, only Romanic languages do certainly have future tenses.

This is far from being true. I'd imagine there are hundreds if not thousands of languages that have a future-tense inflection of the verb.

Once again, I re-emphasize that different temporal lingiusitic patterns do reflect different worldviews.

It's an interesting idea but do you have any evidence or reason to think so?

Are the speakers of Romanic languages more future-oriented (idealistic) and those of Germanic languages more present-focused (down-to-earth)? I certainly hope not to hurt anyones's feelings

As I said above, there is an idea of some value that can be pursued that speakers of Indo-European languages (which includes all Germanic and all Romance languages) have a front-back conception of time, but this doesn't come from the language they speak (or at least not primarily) but rather from the reigio-mythological conception of the world.

 

[Biopolitics]

My suggestion about different temporal mindsets (loosely) associated with different languages is surely too simplistic and represents an overgeneralization. However, I should perhaps start a new thread because this discussion appears to invite a dispute on a more philosophical/psychological issue. How do our language(s) influence our outlook on the world (and vice versa)? A good introductory example: I've discovered (before packing up to go to another country) that Russians have 7 not 6 colo(u)rs in their rainbow because greenish-blue is considered a special colo(u)r that is different from blue proper

 

[5jj]

That has wandered a very long way from the original question. I am locking this thread. If any member has anything relevant to the original post to add, PM me and I will re-open the thread.
Please start a new thread for fresh topics, @Biopolitics.