The Position That Language Not Only Influences but Determines What

question 199

Multiple Choice

The position that language not only influences but determines what we are capable of thinking is known as the

• A)linguistic relativity hypothesis
• B)triarchic theory
• C)comparative theory
• D)theory of linguistic determinism

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