"Language Itself Shapes a Man's Basic Ideas

question 132

Multiple Choice

"Language itself shapes a man's basic ideas." With this statement, Benjamin Lee Whorf means

• A) language shapes the specific abilities of humans.
• B) language shapes reality.
• C) after language shapes basic ideas in humans, they can then think without using language.
• D) basic ideas can be shaped with or without language.

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