Sapir and Whorf Developed the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis, Which Proposes

question 44

Multiple Choice

Sapir and Whorf developed the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which proposes that

• A) people view the world differently depending on the nature of the concepts available in their language.
• B) people view the world in basically the same way because languages are universal.
• C) people view the world differently because the sounds of languages are so different.
• D) people view the world in basically the same way because the differences between languages are relative.

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