Maya Has Recently Moved to Canada and Is Learning the Language

question 16

Multiple Choice

Maya has recently moved to Canada and is learning the language. According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, Maya is likely to:

• A) perceive the world differently after learning English.
• B) forget her native language as she learns a new language.
• C) find English too difficult to learn as an adult.
• D) see herself as more conservative than non-immigrants.
• E) feel there are too many words to describe snow.

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