Originally Posted by atiguhya padma
People can easily talk themselves into an emotional state that they might not have had if they had remained mentally and physically silent. In that sense it is not naive to think that language can determine emotive states.
Foreign languages often reveal different types and styles of thought and feeling. These differences seem to me to be very much wrapped up in linguistics.
I doubt whether irrational, chaotic or automatic behaviour is imposed by language. But, I think I broadly agree that language can impose, and can certainly influence, behaviour.