Dr. Bill, I didn't have to look very long before finding this: .

LANGSCAPE: A neologism coined by Gaile McGregor to indicate the way conceptions of the world (formulated within language) actually alter perceptions of the world (expressed in the landscape). The notion is developed at length in her book Wacousta Syndrome: Explorations in the Canadian Langscape.

Does our language alter our perceptions? I'd rather thought it was the other way around--that we formulate language in an attempt to describe our perceptions. Has anyone read this book? Jo, I'd really like your thoughts on this.