The Proposition That Language Shapes and May Even Determine the Ways

question 36

Multiple Choice

The proposition that language shapes and may even determine the ways people in a particular culture perceive and understand the world is known as the __________.

• A)nativist-acquisition hypothesis
• B)universal-linguistic theory
• C)linguistic-relativity hypothesis
• D)learning theory approach

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